Endocrinology

Recent Results in Cancer Research: Bone Mineral Metabolism in Cancer presents the clinical approach to bone tissue metabolism, which depends on studying the plasma state, renal handling, kinetics, and balance of calcium and inorganic phosphate.

Proceedings of the 2nd World Conference - Hormonal and Genetic Basis of Sexual Differentiation Disorders and Hot Topics in Endocrinology.

Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem for the developed and developing countries and it is a burden on healthcare systems as well as individuals.

This unique book is a practical guide for the clinician faced with the challenge of diagnosing and managing neonates, infants and children with congenital hyperinsulinism (HI), within the framework of pathophysiology and molecular genetics.

Despite dizzyingly fast-paced advances over the past two decades, even the definition of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) remains in dispute.

This book highlights the work of pioneers in this field, in order to inspire their peers, healthcare leaders and an interested audience.

Environmental Pollution and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a novel resource to understand the global impact of environmental pollution and how it increases diabetes mellitus.

This book addresses diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that remains one of the main causes of vision loss if not diagnosed and managed properly.

Tamoxifen is a pioneering medicine for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.

This text provides a concise, straightforward and clearly written approach for the evaluation of common topics in pediatric endocrinology.

This volume focuses on the investigatory methods applied to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), one of the most common human genetic diseases.

The second edition of Endocrine Surgery is a comprehensive update of the previous edition published in 2003.

This richly illustrated book provides a detailed description of the gross anatomy, light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy of the adipose organ, which comprises subcutaneous and visceral fat depots.

Reevaluation of tumor classification, differential diagnosisand differential therapy based on modern knowledge.

Information for motivating people to learn, assessing learning needs, evaluating teaching techniques & classes, making learning fun for both teacher & students, developing an education class or entire education program & teaching colleagues how to teach.

This new volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology covers endocrine gland development and disease, and with contributions from an international board of authors.

This book provides the ultrastructural study of the pituitary-gonadal axis through the electron microscope.

Hypoparathyroidism, a condition in which insufficient parathyroid hormone (PTH) is produced to maintain normocalcemia is associated with a variety of acute and chronic symptoms and complications due to hypocalcemia.

Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology: From Worm to Mouse to Man offers a masterclass on the opportunities that different model animals offer to the basic understanding of neuroendocrine functions and mechanisms of action and the implications of this understanding.

This book will cover all aspects of hypertension and the manifestations of cardiovascular disease in the Asian population.

Don't just survive - thrive!

A benchmark reference textbook.

People with diabetes often struggle to make healthy choices and stay on top of managing their illness.

This book provides an overview of developmental anomalies, disorders and intersex conditions.

There is growing interest in the field of melatonin research regarding its neurobiological mechanisms as well as its repercussions in clinical practice.

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press.

The second volume of "e;Osteologia"e; - the proceedings of the annual meetings of the German Society for Osteology - differs from the first one in two ways.

Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders in Children: A Practical Handbook offers a focused and practical approach to diagnostic and therapeutic (both medical and surgical) interventions in management of thyroid and parathyroid diseases in children.

The brain is crucial for the regulation of whole-body metabolism and behavior.

Molecular Basis of Lysosomal Storage Disorders contains the proceedings of the 1983 Conference on the Molecular Basis of Lysosomal Storage Disorders, held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Fundamentals of Brain and Behavior provides an accessible introduction to the study of human neuroscience.

Hormone Receptors: Structures and Functions, Volume 123 in the Vitamins and Hormones series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

A concise and innovative account of clinical neuroendocrine disorders and the key principles underlying their diagnosis and management.

This internationally renowned author team provides a unique and thorough analysis and distillation of the endocannabinoid system and its relationship to abdominal obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Approaching diabetes from a multidimensional perspective, Evan Soroka links the practices and philosophy of yoga with science and lived experience.

Endocrine Methods contains descriptions of contemporary and cutting-edge methodologies in various areas of endocrinology, including receptor theory and immunologic techniques for endocrine research.

Functional Insulin Treatment (FIT) is the most effectivemethod of treatmentfor type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetesavailable today.

The ciliopathies are a group of rare diseases that often affect multiple systems within the body, and are caused by defects in the function or structure of cilia.

This text provides a detailed update on current diagnostic and therapeutic techniques useful in the management of a broad spectrum of pituitary disorders.

In this concise, gold-standard 4th edition book, the volume editors and authors synthesize the prior three editions and provide a comprehensive and expanded review on the latest in the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules, as well as an update on parathyroid disease and non-endocrine lesions of the neck.

The role of electrical signalling in the control of endocrine secretions by the brain has been clear for many years.

Ovulation induction and controlled ovarian stimulation lie at the very heart of treatment for infertility, but have been subject to a bewildering variety of variations and improvements over recent years.

The popular narrative of "e;globesity"e; posits that the adoption of Western diets is intensifying obesity and diabetes in the Global South and that disordered metabolisms are the embodied consequence of globalization and excess.

This book presents, in a stepwise and interactive fashion, approximately 75 cases that reflect the wide spectrum of pathology encountered in this region.

Do you want to be up to date on the latest concepts of diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from disorders of the pituitary gland?

Distinguished clinician-scientists describe in concise studies their most difficult cases and reveal what they did, how they did it, and why.

This book describes in detail the multidisciplinary management of osteoporosis, providing readers with a thorough understanding of the rationale for a multidisciplinary approach and with the tools required to implement it effectively.

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