Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Hardback
2096 pages
978-0-397-51404-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text covers the field of endocrinology and metabolism. It provides comprehensive coverage of the diffuse endocrine system; morphology and physiology, diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disease; endocrinology of the female; hormones and cancer and alternative theories and treatment. This edition includes six new chapters: endocrine disease during pregnancy; lipid abnormalities in diabetes; the endocrine aspects of benign prostatic hyperthrophy; parathyroid hormone-related peptide; markers of bone metabolism.
This text covers the field of endocrinology and metabolism. It provides comprehensive coverage of the diffuse endocrine system; morphology and physiology, diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disease; endocrinology of the female; hormones and cancer and alternative theories and treatment. This edition includes six new chapters: endocrine disease during pregnancy; lipid abnormalities in diabetes; the endocrine aspects of benign prostatic hyperthrophy; parathyroid hormone-related peptide; markers of bone metabolism.
This text covers the field of endocrinology and metabolism. It provides comprehensive coverage of the diffuse endocrine system; morphology and physiology, diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disease; endocrinology of the female; hormones and cancer and alternative theories and treatment. This edition includes six new chapters: endocrine disease during pregnancy; lipid abnormalities in diabetes; the endocrine aspects of benign prostatic hyperthrophy; parathyroid hormone-related peptide; markers of bone metabolism.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
670ill.
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
4700 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-397-51404-5 (9780397514045)
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K.L. Becker | John P. Bilezikian | William J. Bremner
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Persons
Editor
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
Children's Medical Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Content
General principles of endocrinology, Kenneth L. Becker; the endocrine brain and pituitary gland, Gary L. Robertson; the thryoid gland, Leonard Wartofsky; calcium and bone metabolism, John P. Bilezikian; the adrenal glands, D. Lynn Loriaux; sex determination and development, Robert W. Rebar and William J. Bremner; endocrinology of the female, Robert W. Rebar; endocrinology of the male, William J. Bremner; disorders of fuel metabolism, C. Ronald Kahn; diffuse hormonal secretion, Eric S. Nylen; heritable abnormalities of endocrinology and metabolism, Kenneth L. Becker; immunologic basis of endocrine disorders, Leonard Wartofsky; endocrine and metabolic dysfunction in growing children and in the aged, Wellington Hung; inter-relationships between hormones and the body, Kenneth L. Becker; hormones and cancer, Kenneth L. Becker; endocrine and metabolic effects of toxic agents, Kenneth L. Becker; endocrine drugs and values, Kenneth L. Becker.