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The Pituitary Gland

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. C. R. Kannan

    1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, USA
      University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

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Part of the book series: Clinical Surveys in Endocrinology (CSED, volume 1)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction to the Pituitary and Hypothalamus

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 1-24

  3. Growth Hormone

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 25-56

  4. Acromegaly and Gigantism

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 57-119

  5. Hypopituitary Dwarfism

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 121-144

  6. Thyrotropin and Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 145-169

  7. Inappropriate Pituitary Thyrotropin Secretion

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 171-188

  8. Central Hypothyroidism—Trophoprivic Hypothyroidism

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 189-212

  9. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 213-234

  10. Cushing’s Disease

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 235-294

  11. Isolated ACTH Deficiency

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 295-307

  12. LH and FSH: The Gonadotropins

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 309-327

  13. Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 329-351

  14. Prolactin

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 353-380

  15. Prolactin-Secreting Tumors

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 381-422

  16. Hypopituitarism

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 423-441

  17. Tumors of the Pituitary

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 443-497

  18. Pituitary Apoplexy

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    Pages 499-511

  19. The Empty Sella Syndrome

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 513-525

  20. Arginine Vasopressin

    • C. R. Kannan
    Pages 527-543
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About this book

The past two decades have witnessed an unprecedented growth in the field ofneuroendocrinology. The conjoint research contributions by clinicians and basic scientists have promulgated revolutionary concepts at a breakneck speed. This first volume in Clinical Surveys in Endocrinology, The Pituitary Gland, has been written with but one purpose in mind: to integrate the current knowledge in this dynamic field with the existing body of information already available to the clinician. The chapters in this book attempt to portray current research information seen through the eyes of a clinician. The contributions of pioneers in each field have been placed in a perspective relevant to the practicing endocrinologist. The selection of the almost 1500 references from a bewil­ of literature has been inftuenced by the degree to which these dering body articles-original as weil as review papers-contributed to the growth of pi­ tuitary endocrinology. Despite the most scrutinizing attempts, it is inevitable and regrettable that works of importance must be excluded due to the practical limitations of any comprehensive work. Nevertheless, to the researcher these references are complete enough to serve as a significant resource. To the reader who wishes to gain an indepth clinical perspective of pituitary disor­ ders, this work is written precisely from that vantage point. The single authorship of this work notwithstanding, several friends have been instrumental in the completion of this work. I deeply appreciate the incessant zeal and excellent assistance of Ms.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, USA

    C. R. Kannan

  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

    C. R. Kannan

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