Endocrinology & metabolism /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Felig, Philip, 1936-, Frohman, Lawrence A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division, [2001]
Edition:	Fourth edition.
Subjects:	Endocrine System > physiology. Endocrine System Diseases > metabolism. Metabolic Diseases.

Table of Contents:

Pt. I. General endocrinology
Introduction to the endocrine system
Clinical manifestations of endocrine disease
Biosynthesis, secretion and metabolism of hormones
Molecular mechanisms of hormone action : biology of signal transduction
Hormone assays
Pt. II. Neuroendocrinology and the pituitary
Neuroendocrinology
Diseases of the anterior pituitary
Posterior pituitary
Pt. III. Thyroid disease
The thyroid : physiology, thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, and the painful thyroid
The thyroid : nodules and neoplasia
Pt. IV. Adrenal disease
The adrenal cortex
Diseases of the sympathochromaffin system
Endocrinology of hypertension
Glucocorticoid therapy
Pt. V. Gonadal disease
The testis
The ovary : basic principles and concepts A. physiology
The ovary : basic principles and concepts B. clinical
Sexual differentiation
Pt. VI. Fuel metabolism
Diabetes mellitus
Hypoglycemia
Obesity
Disorders of lipid metabolism
Pt. VII. Calcium and bone metabolism
Mineral metabolism
Metabolic bone disease
Nephrolithiasis
Pt. VIII. Miscellaneous disorders
Disorders of growth and development
Gastrointestinal hormones and carcinoid syndrome
Multiglandular endocrine disorders
Ectopic hormone production
Hormone-response tumors
Hormones, aging, and endocrine disorders in the elderly
Hormones and athletic performance.