Endocrinology : adult & pediatric / [edited by] J. Larry Jameson, Leslie J. De Groot, David M. de Kretser, Linda C. Giudice, Ashley B. Grossman, Shlomo Melmed, John T. Potts, Jr., Gordon C. Weir.

Considered the definitive source in its field for over 35 years, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, has been thoroughly updated to reflect today's recent advances in adult and pediatric endocrinology. Unique perspectives from a team of trusted, world-renowned experts ensure this medical reference book remains the most highly-regarded text in the field.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles of endocrinology -- Control of hormone gene expression -- Control of hormone secretion -- Applications of genetics in endocrinology -- Development of the pituitary -- Prolactin -- Disorders of prolactin secretion and prolactinomas -- Adrenocorticotropic hormone -- Endocrine rhythms, the sleep-wake cycle, and biological clocks -- Hypothalamic syndromes -- Hypopituitarism and growth hormone deficiency -- Acromegaly -- Cushing's syndrome -- Clinically nonfunctioning sellar masses -- Tsh-producing adenomas -- Pituitary surgery -- Childhood hypothalamic and pituitary tumors -- Vasopressin, diabetes insipidus, and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis -- The pineal gland and melatonin -- Growth hormone : structure, function, and regulation of secretion -- Insulin-like growth factor-1 and its binding proteins -- Somatic growth and maturation -- Growth hormone deficiency in children -- Performance enhancing hormones in sports doping -- Appetite regulation and thermogenesis -- Obesity : the problem and its management -- Bariatric surgery -- Genetic syndromes associated with obesity -- Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders -- Development of the endocrine pancreas -- Biosynthesis, processing, and secretion of the islet hormones : insulin, islet amyloid polypeptide (amylin), glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide -- Insulin secretion -- The mechanisms of insulin action -- Glucagon and the glucagon-like peptides -- Regulation of intermediary metabolism during fasting and feeding -- Role of the adipocyte in metabolism and endocrine function -- Lipodystrophy syndromes -- Classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus -- Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus : etiology, pathogenesis, prediction, and prevention -- Type 2 diabetes mellitus : etiology, pathogenesis, and natural history -- Lipoprotein metabolism and the treatment of lipid disorders -- Hyperglycemia secondary to nondiabetic conditions and therapies -- Metabolic syndrome -- Treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus in adults -- Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy -- Hyperglycemic crises : diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state -- Hypoglycemia and hypoglycemic syndromes -- Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus -- Management of diabetes in children -- Beta cell transplantation and regeneration -- Diabetes and long-term complications -- Diabetic eye disease -- Diabetes mellitus : neuropathy -- Diabetic nephropathy -- Diabetic foot and vascular complications -- Parathyroid hormone and the parathyroid hormone receptor type 1 in the regulation of calcium and phosphate homeostasis and bone metabolism -- Parathyroid hormone-related protein -- Calcitonin -- Vitamin d : from photosynthesis, metabolism, and action to clinical applications -- Bone development and remodeling -- Regulation of calcium homeostasis and genetic disorders that affect calcium metabolism -- Genetic disorders of phosphate homeostasis -- Primary hyperparathyroidism -- Hypercalcemia of malignancy -- Surgical management of hyperparathyroidism -- Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy, and progressive osseous heteroplasia : disorders caused by inactivating GNAS mutations -- Genetic defects in vitamin d metabolism and action -- Hereditary disorders of the skeleton -- Osteoporosis -- Chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder -- Disorders of mineralization -- Paget's disease of bone -- Anatomy and development of the thyroid -- Thyroid-stimulating hormone : physiology and secretion -- Thyroid regulatory factors -- Thyroid hormone metabolism and transport -- Thyroid hormone action -- Thyroid function testing -- Thyroid imaging.

Thyroid fine-needle aspiration and cytological diagnosis -- Autoimmune thyroid disease -- Graves' disease -- Graves' ophthalmopathy -- Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease during pregnancy -- Autonomously functioning thyroid nodules and other causes of thyrotoxicosis -- Chronic (Hashimoto's) thyroiditis -- Subacute and Riedel's thyroiditis -- Hypothyroidism and myxedema coma -- Nonthyroidal illness syndrome : a form of hypothyroidism -- Multinodular goiter -- Iodine-deficiency disorders -- Thyroid neoplasia -- Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor mutations -- Genetic defects in thyroid hormone synthesis and action -- Resistance to thyroid hormone -- Surgery of the thyroid -- The principles, enzymes, and pathways of human steroidogenesis -- Glucocorticoid receptors, their mechanisms of action, and glucocorticoid resistance -- Glucocorticoid action : physiology -- Glucocorticoid therapy -- Aldosterone secretion and action -- Adrenal insufficiency -- Adrenal causes of Cushing's syndrome -- Defects of adrenal steroidogenesis -- Adrenarche and adrenopause -- Adrenal gland imaging -- Adrenocortical carcinoma -- Primary mineralocorticoid excess disorders and hypertension -- Mineralocorticoid deficiency -- Pheochromocytoma -- Adrenal surgery -- Hyponatremia and hypernatremia -- Orthostatic hypotension and orthostatic intolerance -- Endocrine aspects of critical care medicine -- Gonadotropin-releasing hormones -- Gonadotropins : regulation of synthesis and secretion -- Gonadal peptides : inhibins, activins, follistatin, and müllerian-inhibiting substance (antimüllerian hormone) -- Genetic basis of gonadal and genital development -- Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of sexual development -- Endocrinology of sexual maturation and puberty -- Precocious puberty -- Delayed puberty -- Sexual dysfunction -- The endocrinology of sexual behavior and gender identity -- Folliculogenesis, ovulation, and luteogenesis -- Ovarian hormone synthesis -- Estrogen and progesterone action -- Hormonal control of breast development -- The menstrual cycle and disorders of ovulation -- Endometriosis -- Uterine fibroids -- Female infertility : evaluation and management -- Hyperandrogenism, hirsutism, and polycystic ovary syndrome -- Contraception -- Menopause -- Spermatogenesis -- Testicular dysgenesis syndrome, cryptorchidism, hypospadias, and testicular tumors -- Androgen physiology, pharmacology, and abuse -- Androgen deficiency disorders -- Gynecomastia -- Clinical management of male infertility -- Male contraception -- Endocrinology of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer -- The endocrinology of human pregnancy and parturition -- Fetal and neonatal endocrinology -- Hormonal changes and endocrine testing in pregnancy -- Autoimmune endocrine disorders -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 -- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and medullary thyroid carcinoma -- Neuroendocrine tumor syndromes -- Carcinoid syndrome -- Ectopic hormone syndromes -- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and human disease -- Endocrine testing.

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