Endocrinology

Nationally and internationally recognized clinicians and researchers combine the latest understanding of thyroid physiology and pathophysiology with the most up-to-date clinical knowledge to help clinical endocrinologists and primary care physicians understand and treat a wide variety of thyroid disorders from birth to old age.

Hypertension remains a leading cause of disability and death worldwide.

This book addresses the emerging field of genderqueer or non-binary genders - that is, individuals who do not identify as male or female.

This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics will cover Pituitary Disorders.

Research on the hormonal control oflactation - the subject of this monograph - has long been the major interest of this laboratory.

Peptides play a crucial role in many physiological processes including actions as neurotransmitters, hormones, and antibiotics.

This practical book aims to cover the whole scope of clinical endocrinology, including both common and selected rare but important diseases, with an emphasis on practical clinical management.

While Type 1 diabetes is still predominantly a hospital-based specialty, increasing numbers of patients are being supervised in primary care.

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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.

This book brings together the most up-to-date information about the physiology of progestogens.

This accessibly written book provides a broad introduction to diabetes-its signs, symptoms, and effects on the body; how it can be managed and prevented; and the issues and controversies that surround this all-too-common condition.

Hospital-based physicians are privy to some of the most meaningful moments of people s lives, including life-changing diagnoses, pivotal medical procedures, complex medical decisions, and critical end-of-life decisions.

The nervous system has a remarkable capacity for self-reorganization, and in this first systematic analysis of the interaction between hormones and brain plasticity, Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura proposes that hormones modulate metaplasticity in the brain.

This book is aimed at primary care providers who care for the pediatric age group (general pediatrician, the PCP working with pediatric patients, and family medicine providers) with the goal of covering the endocrine differential diagnosis of common signs and symptoms of possible endocrine disease as well as appropriate initial laboratory evaluation and interpretation.

This work contains three chapters, each examining the hormonal imbalance disease polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from a different perspective.

Managing Preexisting Diabetes and Pregnancy is the American Diabetes Associations comprehensive guideline for this complex subject.

Spermatogenesis involves the coordination of a number of signaling pathways, which culminate into production of sperm.

This unique volume provides the reader with an outline of ancient Egyptian civilization, history and culture.

The book explains the underlying pathophysiology of the disease and covers in detail all its main forms and complications.

Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 32 covers the proceedings of the 1975 Laurentian Hormone Conference.

Chronic pain places a tremendous burden on both the patient and the healthcare system.

The use of cells for the treatment of a variety of diseases is no longer a dream.

'So many of us will benefit from Jess's work.

This book explores the potential role of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in managing various metabolic disorders, chronic diseases, and metabolic syndromes.

Menschen mit einer Schilddrüsenunterfunktion (Hypothyreose) leiden unter vielen Symptomen.

This is a timely and informative updated edition for all health care providers challenged with helping patients manage weight.

This book examines how post-transcriptional mechanisms control endocrine function.

The treatment of diabetes is ever-changing as technologies progress; as new medications are discovered, tested, and approved; and as researchers uncover breakthrough findings in the field of endocrinology.

Die Hyperprolaktinämiesyndrome gehören zu den facettenreichsten endokrinen Erkrankungen.

This book features short, practical, evidence-based chapters on a wide range of treatments and strategies to help optimize IVF outcomes.

This new volume provides a plethora of new information about potential medicinal herbs and their usefulness in treating diabetes and neurological diseases.

Diabetes Guide adopts a novel "e;non-textual"e; approach to thedissemination ofcomprehensive, up-to-date information onthe theory and practice of diabetology.

The nervous system has a remarkable capacity for self-reorganization, and in this first systematic analysis of the interaction between hormones and brain plasticity, Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura proposes that hormones modulate metaplasticity in the brain.

This book is based on presentations given at CGRP '98, the Third International Meeting on CGRP and related peptides held in the UK in May 1998.

Responding to a renewed interest in the growing problem of iodine deficiency worldwide, Drs.

The field of neuroendocrinology has extended from the initial interest in the hypothalamic control of pituitary secretion to embrace multiple reciprocal interactions between the central nervous system (CNS) and endocrine systems in the coordination of homeostasis and various physiological responses from adaptation to disease.

Orthopaedic procedures in elderly patients are challenging and costly.

Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, written and editing by leading experts in the field, this comprehensive and practical text brings together the latest guidelines and recommendations on the benefits of exercise and physical activity in the management of diabetes and its complications, providing both the researcher and practitioner with evidence-based information that is both theoretically and clinically useful.

Cellular Endocrinology in Health and Disease describes the underlying basis of endocrine function, providing an important tool to understand the fundamentals of endocrine diseases.

Established as the definitive reference for the IVF clinic, the sixth edition has been extensively revised, with the addition of several important new contributions on laboratory topics, including KPIs for the IVF laboratory, Quality control in the cloud, Artificial Intelligence, AI in gamete and embryo selection, Demystifying vitrification, Microfluidics, Gene editing, Disaster management, and Early human embryo development revealed by static imaging.

Nutritional Toxicology, Volume III is a compilation of reviews and research regarding nutrition and toxicology, specifically the issues that affect public health and regulation.

In recent years, a series of excellent textbooks have been published dealing with pathology of the thyroid gland.

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice is the first book that provides comprehensive coverage of the three most important themes in the field of EDC research: the basic biology of EDCs, particularly their effects on reproductive systems; EDC effects on humans and wildlife, including biomedical considerations; and potential interventions and practical advice for dealing with the problem of EDCs.

This book provides a unique ethnographic account of women living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in India.

One of the main reasons for publishing this second edition of "e;T- roid Cancer"e; is the fact that the first edition has sold out.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and debates on the diagnosis and treatment of lateral neck swellings to clarify some uncertainties, make suggestions for resolving others, and establish strategies for achieving therapeutic success.