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Main description:
Leading researchers comprehensively translate all the latest scientific information regarding endocrine physiology and development into an understanding of the clinical pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of endocrine disease. Organized by endocrine system, each section of the book concisely describes the chronological development of the human organism, from the fetal/prenatal period through childhood, adolescence, and in some cases, into adulthood. The prenatal sections review recent discoveries concerning transcription factors, homeobox genes, and human molecular mutations-the basic processes governing prenatal development of the individual endocrine organs-and detail the pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment of pediatric endocrine disorders.
Contents:
Part I. Hypothalamus/Pituitary
Transcriptional Control of the Development and Function of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis
Gretchen E. Parker, Kyle W. Sloop, and Simon J. Rhodes
Part II. Growth
Molecular Mutations in the Human Growth Hormone Axis
Zvi Laron
Normal and Abnormal Growth
Emily C. Walvoord and Erica A. Eugster
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
Zehra Haider and James W. Edmondson
Part III. Thyroid
Molecular Mechanisms of Thyroid Gland Development: Insights from Clinical Studies and from Mutant Mice
Guy Van Vliet
Fetal-Perinatal Thyroid Physiology
Delbert A. Fisher
Thyroid Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Scott A. Rivkees
Part IV. Calcium and Bone
Genetic Control of Parathyroid Gland Development and Molecular Insights into Hypoparathyroidism
Michael A. Levine
Bone Physiology
Salvatore Minisola and Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick
Pediatric Bone Disease
Linda Anne DiMeglio
Part V. Gonadal Development
Transcriptional Development of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
Sally Radovick, Helen H. Kim, Diane E. J. Stafford, Andrew Wolfe, and Marjorie Zakaria
Sexual Differentiation
Tamara S. Hannon and John S. Fuqua
Prenatal Androgens and Sexual Differentiation of Behavior
Sheri A. Berenbaum
Normal and Precocious Puberty
Joan DiMartino-Nardi
Delayed Puberty
Steven G. Waguespack and Ora Hirsch Pescovitz
Part VI. Adrenal
Molecular Development of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis
Sophia P. Tsakiri, George P. Chrousos, and Andrew N. Margioris
Molecular Genetics of Adrenal Disease
Perrin C. White
Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: December, 2012
Pages: 422
Weight: 817g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Endocrinology
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