Published November, 2014
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 November, 2014
By Ian M. Dickerson and Deborah L. Hay
Publisher: Springer
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The year 1961 was a banner year for parathyroid research, in which the peptides parathyroid hormone and calcitonin were purified, and in which it was suggested that calcitonin could lower blood calcium (Copp and Cameron 1961).

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Published November, 2014
By Rexford S. Ahima
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The obesity epidemic has generated immense interest in recent years due to the wide-ranging and significant adverse health and economic consequences that surround the problem. Comprehensive and timely, Metabolic Basis of Obesity is an essential reference for understanding the burgeoning problem of obesity.

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Published October, 2014
By Rajesh K Garg and Margo Hudson
Publisher: Jaypee Medical (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers)
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Concise guide to management of hyperglycaemia in acutely ill, hospitalised patients. Written by recognised endocrinologists from Harvard Medical School, Boston.

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Published October, 2014
By Kristen J. Nadeau and Philip Scott Zeitler
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Gerald Reaven identified a constellation of clinical findings, known variously as the metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, insulin resistance s- drome or insulin resistance-related disorders, that are associated with an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes.

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Published October, 2014
By Ursula F. Habenicht and Robert John Aitken
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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The inadequacy of current contraceptive technologies is indicated by recent data s- gesting that the contraceptive needs of over 120 million couples go unmet every year.

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Published October, 2014
By Stuart Handwerger and Bruce J. Aronow
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Genomics in Endocrinology focuses on exciting new advances in endocrinology resulting from DNA microarray studies and includes a comprehensive introduction to the use of DNA microarrays in endocrinology. Topics discussed include the methodology of DNA microarrays and general methods for the analysis of microarray data.

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Published October, 2014
By Elia Duh
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Diabetes
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Informative and highly-practical, Diabetic Retinopathy provides ophthalmologists, diabetologists, endocrinologists, and internists with a highly readable guide not only to understanding diabetic retinopathy, but also to its optimal clinical management.

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Published October, 2014
By Catherine M. Gordon, Meryl S. LeBoff and Meryl LeBoff
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This is the first book of its kind to focus solely on the female athlete triad - its origins, its recognition, and most importantly, its management.

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Published October, 2014
By Md. Shahidul Islam and M. S. Islam
Publisher: Springer
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This book contains critical background information, and recent advances made in essentially all areas of islet research.

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