Published November, 2010
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 November, 2010
By Andrea E. Dunaif, R.Jeffrey Chang, Stephen Franks, Richard S. Legro, R. Jeffrey Chang and Andrea Dunaif
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This volume includes the latest diagnostic criteria for PCOS and comprises the most up-to-date information about the genetic features and pathogenesis of PCOS. The book also discusses additional familial phenotypes of PCOS and their potential genetic basis.

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Published November, 2010
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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Published November, 2010
By Aaron I. Vinik and Derek LeRoith
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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This book addresses diabetes controversies, specifically in the management of etiology and the disease itself. The volume covers commonly accepted forms of therapies and complications, as well as new and emerging advances and therapies and inadequacies in several standard treatments.

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Published November, 2010
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 November, 2010
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 November, 2010
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 November, 2010
By K.P. Ober and K. Patrick Ober
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Expert clinicians comprehensively review the endocrine and metabolic responses to critical illness, explore the mechanisms and outcomes (positive and negative) of those responses to severe stress, and consider possible endocrine interactions that are not yet fully defined.

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Published November, 2010
By Don P. Wolf and Mary Zelinski-Wooten
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Published November, 2010
By Margaret A. Shupnik
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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