Williams textbook of endocrinology - Larsen, P. Reed (Philadelphia, Pa. : Saunders, 2003)
Ch. 1. Principles of endocrinology -- Ch. 2. The endocrine patient -- Ch. 3. Genetic control of peptide hormone formation -- Ch. 4. Mechanism of action of hormones that act on nuclear receptors -- Ch. 5. Mechanism of action of hormones that act at the cell surface -- Ch. 6. Laboratory techniques for recognition of endocrine disorders -- Ch. 7. Neuroendocrinology -- Ch. 8. Anterior pituitary -- Ch. 9. Posterior pituitary gland -- Ch. 10. Thyroid physiology and diagnostic evaluation of patients with thyroid disorders -- Ch. 11. Thyrotoxicosis -- Ch. 12. Hypothyroidism and thyroiditis -- Ch. 13. Nontoxic goiter and thyroid neoplasia -- Ch. 14. The adrenal cortex -- Ch. 15. Endocrine hypertension -- Ch. 16. The physiology and pathology of the female reproductive axis -- Ch. 17. Fertility control: current approaches and global aspects -- Ch. 18. Disorders of the testes and the male reproductive tract -- Ch. 19. Sexual dysfunction in men and women -- Ch. 20. Endocrine changes in pregnancy -- Ch. 21. Endocrinology of fetal development -- Ch. 22. Disorders of sex differentiation -- Ch. 23. Normal and aberrant growth -- Ch. 24. Puberty: ontogeny, neuroendocrinology, physiology, and disorders -- Ch. 25. Endocrinology and aging -- Ch. 26. Hormones and disorders of mineral metabolism -- Ch. 27. Metabolic bone disease -- Ch. 28. Kidney stones -- Ch. 29. Type 2 diabetes mellitus -- Ch. 30. Type 1 diabetes mellitus -- Ch. 31. Complications of diabetes mellitus -- Ch. 32. Glucose homeostasis and hypoglycemia -- Ch. 33. Obesity -- Ch. 34. Disorders of lipid metabolism -- Ch. 35. Pathogenesis of endocrine tumors -- Ch. 36. Multiple endocrine neoplasia -- Ch. 37. The immunoendocrinopathy syndromes -- Ch. 38. Gastrointestinal hormones and gut endocrine tumors -- Ch. 39. Endocrine-responsive cancer -- Ch. 40. Humoral manifestations of malignancy -- Ch. 41. Carcinoid tumors, carcinoid syndrome, and related disorders
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Keywords: Endocrine Glands; Endocrine glands -- Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Endocrinology; Glandes endocrines -- Maladies