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Richard J. Robbins
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Yale University, New Haven, USA
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Shlomo Melmed
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medical Science, Los Angeles, USA
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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The Life of Doctor Pierre Marie: A Great-Granddaughter’s View
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- Martin Pierre Marie Granier
Pages 1-3
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Molecular Biology and Physiology of GH Action
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- Shlomo Melmed, Shunichi Yamashita, Sara Pixley
Pages 17-25
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- U. J. Lewis, R. N. P. Singh, L. J. Lewis, N. Abadi
Pages 27-34
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- Andrew R. Hoffman, Susan N. Perkins, Ines Zangger, James Eberwine, Jack D. Barchas, Phillip James et al.
Pages 45-53
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- Ron G. Rosenfeld, Gian Paolo Ceda, Darrell M. Wilson, Andrew R. Hoffman
Pages 55-63
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- E. Martin Spencer, Nicole Schlechter, Sharon Russell, Charles Nicoll
Pages 65-72
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Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion
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- Hiroo Imura, Yuzuru Kato, Eiji Ishikawa
Pages 83-95
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- Michael O. Thorner, Mary Lee Vance, William S. Evans, Alan D. Rogol, Jean S. Chitwood, Robert M. Blizzard et al.
Pages 97-104
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- M. D. Page, C. Dieguez, I. Weeks, S. Woodhead, M. F. Scanlon
Pages 105-113
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- Lawrence A. Frohman, Thomas R. Downs
Pages 115-125
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Diagnosis of Acromegaly
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Front Matter
Pages 127-127
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- William J. Millard, Thomas O. Fox, Thomas M. Badger, Joseph B. Martin
Pages 139-150
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About this book
The manuscripts in this volume were contributed by the speakers invited to the Acromegaly Centennial Symposium held in San Francisco, California in July 1986. The meeting was organized to commemorate the description of acromegaly by the French physician Pierre Marie, in 1886. The members of the Scientific Committee spent many hours assisting us in ensuring an outstanding meeting. The support of Serono Symposia, USA in all phases of the planning and execution of the meeting was sincerely appreciated and was highly professional. Special recognition roust be extended to Professor Roger Guillemin of the Salk Institute, whosp interest in medical history led him to devote a great deal of time and personal expense in obtaining information about the life of Pierre Marie. Dr. GuilIemin's presentation on the life and times of Marie was an extraordinary overview of the cultural, social, and scientific backgrounds in which Marie came to describe the disease, acromegaly. Dr. Guillemin' s findings, which were presented at the main banquet in a splendid audiovisual presentation, were clearly the highlight of the meeting and will long be remembered by the attendees. We were also honored by the presence of Dr. Martine Pierre Marie Granier, the great-granddaughter of Pierre Harie. In her address at the banquet, Dr. Granier provided several delightful and intimate vignettes concerning Pierre Marie, using old family records and photographs. The Scientific Committee wishes to extend its gratitude to Dr. Granier for adding immeasurably to the historical atmosphere of the meeting.
Editors and Affiliations
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Yale University, New Haven, USA
Richard J. Robbins
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medical Science, Los Angeles, USA
Shlomo Melmed
