7th edition. — Saunders, 2016. — 3554 p.
Expanded coverage for key topics such as pediatric endocrinology and obesity mechanisms and treatment, in addition to today's hot topics in endocrinology, including endocrine disruptors, bariatric surgery, androgen deficiency, genetic causes of obesity, endocrine rhythms, and the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.
New content addressing the latest advances in testosterone and estrogen replacement, as well as the new causes of calcium and phosphate disorders, new molecular causes of endocrine cancers, new genetic causes of reproductive disorders, and more.
Updated clinical guidelines for diabetes, lipid disorders, obesity management, osteoporosis, and more, as well as essential treatment updates for the medical management of acromegaly, Cushing's Disease, hypercalcemia, and diabetes mellitus.
Principles of endocrinology and hormone signalingPrinciples of Endocrinology
Control of Hormone Gene Expression
Control of Hormone Secretion
Applications of Genetics in Endocrinology
Neuroendocrinology and pituitary diseaseDevelopment of The Pituitary
Prolactin
Disorders of Prolactin Secretion and Prolactinomas
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Endocrine Rhythms, The Sleep-Wake Cycle, and Biological Clocks
Hypothalamic Syndromes
Growth and maturationGrowth Hormone: Structure, Function and Regulation of Secretion
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and its Binding Proteins
Obesity, anorexia, and nutritionAppetite Regulation and Thermogenesis
Obesity: The Problem and its Management
Bariatirc Surgery
Diabetes mellitusDevelopment of the Endocrine Pancreas
biosynthesis, Processing, and Secretion of the Islet Hormones: Insulin, Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (Amylin), Glucagon, Somatostatin, and Pancreatic Polypeptide
Parathyroid gland, calciotropic hormones, and bone metabolismParathyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Type 1 in the Regulation of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis and Bone Metabolism
ThyroidAnatomy and Development of the Thyroid
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone: Physiology and Secretion
AdrenalThe Principles, Enzymes, and Pathways of Human Steroidogenesis
Glucocorticoid Receptors, Their Mechanisms of Action, and Glucocorticoid Resistance
Cardiovascular endocrinologyEndocrine changes in critically ill patientsReproductive endocrinology and sexual functionFemale reproductionMale reproductionEndocrinology of pregnancyMultisystem endocrine disordersEndocrine testing