| Description |
xv, 976 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
A Lange medical book |
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Lange medical book.
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| Contents |
Introduction to endocrinology -- Hormone synthesis & release -- Mechanisms of hormone action - Endocrine autoimmunity -- Hypothalamus & pituitary gland -- Growth -- The thyroid gland -- Metabolic bone disease -- Glucocorticoids & adrenal androgens -- Endocrine hypertension -- Adrenal medulla -- Testes -- Female reproductive endocrinology & infertility -- Abnormalities of sexual determination & differentiation -- Puberty -- The endocrinology of pregnancy -- Pancreatic hormones & diabetes mellitus -- Hypoglycemic disorders -- Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism -- Obesity & overweight -- Humoral manifestations of malignancy -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia -- Geriatric endocrinology -- Endocrine emergencies -- AIDS endocrinopathies -- Endocrine surgery -- Appendix: Normal hormone reference ranges |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, made available by McGraw-Hill's Access Medicine via Health Communication Network |
| Subject |
Endocrinology.
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Endocrine glands -- Diseases.
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Endocrinology.
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Endocrine Glands.
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Endocrine System Diseases.
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| Author |
Gardner, David.
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Greenspan, Francis S. (Francis Sorrel), 1920-2016.
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| ISBN |
0071402977 |
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