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 Feng Wang
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology
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In this book, expert researchers provide a tool box for those who have a general interest in biomarker research and for those currently specializing in certain technologies but desiring an understanding of other available methodologies.

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Published November, 2010
By Boris Draznin and Robert Rizza
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Biomedicine
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An unprecedented compilation of state-of-the-art advances in clinical research by premier clinical scientists around the world. This volume discusses the methods of clinical research and the interpretation of their results in studies of normal individuals, obese subjects, and patients with diabetes mellitus.

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Published November, 2010
By James F. Trotter and Gregory T. Everson
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Clinical Gastroenterology
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Liver Transplantation: Challenging Controversies and Topics grew out of a need I perceived within the fields of transplant hepatology and liver transplantation. To meet the transplant community's need for emerging information about liver transplantation, Dr. Larry Chan, Dr. Igal Kam, and I initiated the Controversies in Transplantation Conference.

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Published November, 2010
By Andrew N. Margioris and George P. Chrousos
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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In Adrenal Disorders, a panel of distinguished physicians and researchers select the most relevant new findings and integrate them into the existing body of clinical knowledge on adrenal pathologies.

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Published November, 2010
By Katie Weinger and Catherine A. Carver
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Diabetes
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Additional chapters discuss diabetes in pregnancy, the challenge of weight and diabetes management in clinical practice, and diabetes education in geriatric populations.

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Published November, 2010
By Anne M. Bowcock
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Cancer Research
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The book's many distinguished contributors illuminate the biology and genetics of breast cancer, including what is known about the hereditary breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and 2, the cutting-edge cytogenic approaches, and the biology of breast cancer metastasis.

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Published November, 2010
By Yvonne A. Barnett and Christopher R. Barnett
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine
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Aging is an almost universal process within biological systems, one which leads to a decline in functional capacity, disease onset, and eventually death.

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Published November, 2010
By Michelle P. Warren, Naama Constantini and Naama W. Constantini
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
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Since the observation in the 19th century that an extract of the suprarenal bodies injected into the circulation caused a rise in blood pressure, the endocrine system has become a major component in our understanding of human physiology.

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Published November, 2010
By Reinhold Munker, Erhard Hiller, Jonathan Glass and Ronald Paquette
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Hematology
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Now in its second edition, Modern Hematology: Biology and Clinical Management reflects the major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of blood disorders. In 23 chapters, all major blood diseases are covered, as well as rare diseases that are of scientific interest.

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