Life in the Age of Insulin offers a straightforward and jargon-free narrative account of how insulin was discovered, what it does, why people still struggle to obtain it, and what the future might hold.
Life in the Age of Insulin offers a straightforward and jargon-free narrative account of how insulin was discovered, what it does, why people still struggle to obtain it, and what the future might hold.
Endocrinology is perhaps, the only branch of medicine where stimulation and suppression testing are required as the initial step for biochemical confirmation of the clinical condition as hormone secretion is pulsatile.
Endocrinology is perhaps, the only branch of medicine where stimulation and suppression testing are required as the initial step for biochemical confirmation of the clinical condition as hormone secretion is pulsatile.
After 10 years, this second edition is extensively rewritten and updated and provides a source of information concerning all aspects of medullary thyroid carcinoma, including comprehensive actual references for interested scientists.
An up-to-date review of the morphology and pathological aspects of cell receptors, important because new therapies for various pathological conditions (genetic diseases, endocrine disorders, cancer, etc.
This book is for patients with thyroid diseases and anyone interested in the thyroid, including carers of thyroid patients, members of the lay public and healthcare workers who deal with thyroid patients.
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.
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.
The book covers all aspects of thyroid and parathyroid surgery, including history and examination, pre-operative workup, and how ancillary specialties like pathology, radiology, radiotherapy, and nuclear medicine impact the outcome of thyroid and parathyroid patients.
The book covers all aspects of thyroid and parathyroid surgery, including history and examination, pre-operative workup, and how ancillary specialties like pathology, radiology, radiotherapy, and nuclear medicine impact the outcome of thyroid and parathyroid patients.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
Professor Egon Diczfalusy, a pioneer in gynaecological endocrinology and in particular female contraception, celebrated his 80th birthday with a scientific symposium.
A number of chapters present the most novel research on testicular and epididymal functions or on more general fields of hormone action and molecular cell biology as it is now a tradition.
Cell biology has made an appreciable impact on the evaluation of physiological and pathophysiological processes leading to a more detailed understanding of the signaling mechanisms by which cells communicate in vivo and in vitro and modify adaptively.
Investigations into the mechanisms of spennatogenesis, sperm matura- tion and fertilization provide the basis of our understanding of male re- productive physiology.
Evidence accumulated over the past decade show that gonadal steroid hormones participate in an important way in the physiological and pa- thophysiological regulation of the cardiovascular system.
In this monograph all presently available methods for quantitative measurement of calcium-regulating hormones, vitamin D metabolites, and cAMP as well as immunochemiluminescence and adenyl cyclase bioassays are described.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
Durch die Ausweitung des Tauchsports über alle Altersgrenzen hinaus, im Behinderten- und Rehabilitationssport, hat die Tauchtauglichkeitsuntersuchung große Bedeutung gewonnen.
Die Autoren erläutern die Grundlagen und Aspekte der Therapie der Zuckerkrankheit in einer Weise, die das Buch zum idealen Ratgeber für den praktizierenden Internisten und Allgemeinmediziner macht: Dieser findet alle notwendigen Informationen, um seinen Diabetiker kompetent rundum zu betreuen, von der Entscheidung der optimalen Therapieform über die Vor- und Nachsorge bei Operationen bis zur Behandlung und Vorbeugung der unangenehmen Spätkomplikationen.
