Published December, 2007
By Anthony P. Weetman
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This is a comprehensive and novel text that examines key features that predispose individuals to autoimmune diseases. The first section details the basic mechanism of autoimmunity and examines immunogenetic and environmental factors in autoimmunity. The next section examines autoimmune thyroid disease.

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Published October, 2007
By Patricia A. Donohoue
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This unique and authoritative book presents an up-to-date overview of the many aspects of energy balance and its relationships to disease processes resulting from excess energy consumption and storage. It provides a comprehensive treatment of important research and clinical aspects of energy metabolism and obesity.

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Published September, 2007
By Robert M. Carey
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This book reviews novel developments in the endocrinology of hypertension with emphasis on new discovery during the past five years and perspectives on the future.

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Published June, 2007
By Anita H. Payne and Matthew P. Hardy
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This book provides a comprehensive study of the Leydig cell, a fascinating and important cell type. It presents all of the developments in our understanding of Leydig cell biology and explores a wide variety of current and potential clinical applications.

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Published June, 2007
By Andrea C. Gore
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This book provides comprehensive coverage of the three most important themes in the field of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) research: the basic biology of EDCs, particularly their effects on reproductive systems; EDC effects on humans and wildlife, including biomedical considerations;

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Published June, 2007
By Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, John E. Nestler, D. Panidis, R. Pasquali, J.E. Nestler, E. Diamanti-Kandarakis, Dimitrios Panidis and Renato Pasquali
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age. Providing a state-of-the-art analysis of the connection between insulin resistance and PCOS, this book comprehensively covers a range of topics.

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Published June, 2007
By Ora H. Pescovitz and Emily C. Walvoord
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This book focuses on precocious puberty, providing a unique continuum of expertise looking at puberty from anthropologic, epidemiologic, clinical, and molecular perspectives.

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Published May, 2007
By Robert F. Kushner and Daniel H. Bessesen
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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The aim of this book is to inform clinicians of recent advances in obesity research and provide a review of current treatment issues and strategies. Part 2 covers a range of issues that are central to the clinical management of obese patients.

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Published September, 2006
By Ricardo Azziz
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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In keeping with these advances, the title of this book has been revised to reflect the growing importance of PCOS as the most prevalent androgen excess disorder in women, and arguably, as the one that might have the most serious adverse consequences for general health.

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