| Description |
xv, 891 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
A Lange medical book, 0891-2068 |
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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 -- Growth -- The thyroid gland -- Mineral metabolism & metabolic bone disease -- Glucocorticoids & adrenal androgens -- Endocrine hypertension -- Adrenal medulla -- Testes -- Ovaries -- Abnormalities of sexual determination & differentiation -- Puberty -- The endocrinology of pregnancy -- Regulatory peptides of the gut -- Pancreatic hormones & diabetes mellitus -- Hypoglycemic disorders -- Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism -- Obesity & overweight --Hormones & cancer -- Humoral manifestations of malignancy -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia -- Geriatric endocrinology -- Endocrine emergencies -- AIDS endocrinopathies -- Appendix: Table of normal hormone reference ranges |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: London : Prentice-Hall International, 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Endocrinology.
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Endocrine glands -- Diseases.
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Endocrine System Diseases.
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Endocrinology.
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Endocrine Glands.
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| Author |
Greenspan, Francis S. (Francis Sorrel), 1920-2016.
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Gardner, David G.
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| ISSN |
0891-2068 |
| ISBN |
083850597X |
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0071182225 international edition |
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