| Description |
xv, 889 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Molecular endocrinology and endocrine genetics / Ram K. Menon, Massimo Trucco, Constantine A. Stratakis -- Receptor transduction of hormone action / Alan M. Rice, Scott A. Rivkees -- Disorders of bone mineral metabolism : normal homeostasis / Allen W. Root -- Ambiguous genitalia / Selma Feldman Witchel, Peter A. Lee -- Hypoglycemia in neonates and infants / Diva D. DeLeon, Charles A. Stanley, Mark A. Sperling -- Disorders of the thyroid in the newborn and infant / Delbert A. Fisher, Annette Grueters -- Thyroid disorders in childhood and adolescence / Delbert A. Fisher, Annette Grueters -- Disorders of growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor secretion and action / Ron G. Rosenfeld, Pinchas Cohen -- Disorders of the posterior pituitary / Louis J. Muglia, Joseph A. Majzoub -- Diabetes mellitus / Mark A. Sperling, Stuart A. Weinzimer, William V. Tamborlane -- Hypoglycemia in the infant and child / David R. Langdon, Charles A. Stanley, Mark A. Sperling -- The adrenal cortex and its disorders / Walter L. Miller, John C. Achermann, Christa E. Flück -- Pheochromocytoma and the multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes / Steven D. Chernausek, Charis Eng -- Puberty and its disorders in the female / Robert L. Rosenfield, David W. Cooke, Sally Radovick -- Turner syndrome / Paul Saenger -- The testes : disorders of sexual differentiation and puberty in the male / Ieuan A. Hughes -- Disorders of mineral homeostasis in the newborn, infant, child, and adolescent / Allen W. Root, Frank B. Diamond, Jr. -- Autoimmune polyglandular syndromes / Michael J. Haller, William E. Winter, Desmond A. Schatz -- Disorders of energy balance / Robert H. Lustig, Ram Weiss -- Lipid disorders in children and adolescents / Sarah C. Couch, Stephen Daniels -- Laboratory methods in pediatric endocrinology / Robert Rapaport ... [et al.] |
| Summary |
"Thoroughly revised, the new edition of this easy-to-reference text examines the physiological, biochemical, and genetic aspects of pediatric endocrine disorders - all in one convenient resource. Leaders in the field discuss topics of increasing concern in pediatric endocrinology today - including genetics, diabetes and obesity."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Pediatric endocrinology.
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Endocrine System Diseases.
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Child.
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Infant.
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| Author |
Sperling, M.
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| LC no. |
2007041424 |
| ISBN |
9781416040903 |
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1416040900 |
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