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Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology (COE)
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Leading researchers comprehensively translate all the latest scientific information regarding endocrine physiology and development into an understanding of the clinical pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of endocrine disease. Organized by endocrine system, each section of the book concisely describes the chronological development of the human organism, from the fetal/prenatal period through childhood, adolescence, and in some cases, into adulthood. The prenatal sections review recent discoveries concerning transcription factors, homeobox genes, and human molecular mutations-the basic processes governing prenatal development of the individual endocrine organs-and detail the pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment of pediatric endocrine disorders.
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Hypothalamus/Pituitary
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Reviews
"The coverage of calcium and bone is outstanding, being detailed, highly informative, wide-ranging - and dense! I was also highly impressed by the chapter on sexual differentiation, which is a model of clarity, well diagrammed and both informative and authoritative on clinical topics such as sex assignment. The chapter on precocious puberty is valuable for the clinician, as is the one on delayed puberty, which covers molecular and developmental aspects as well as clinical management. The final section of hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal development and genetic defects in steroidogenesis really is the icing on the cake, and completes what is a very impressive volume. the book is, above all, a valuable source of information for the reader, both scientist and clinician, who has specific questions to answer. Overall, is succeeds in fulfilling the editors' stated aims" -The Endocrinologist
"The book presents an intensive evaluation of the genetic and molecular bases of developmental aspects of several endocrine systems, and the relationship of the new data to clinical medicine. The contributors are leaders in the field and each chapter is extensive and well documented. Developmental Endocrinology is packed with information, well referenced and well integrated with established concepts that form the physiological basis of endocrinology." - TRENDS in Endocrinology and Metabolism
"Highly recommended to endocrinologists, neonatalogists and geneticists." -Eugster
"The book presents an intensive evaluation of the genetic and molecular bases of developmental aspects of several endocrine systems, and the relationship of the new data to clinical medicine. The contributors are leaders in the field and each chapter is extensive and well documented. Developmental Endocrinology is packed with information, well referenced and well integrated with established concepts that form the physiological basis of endocrinology." - TRENDS in Endocrinology and Metabolism
"Highly recommended to endocrinologists, neonatalogists and geneticists." -Eugster
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Developmental Endocrinology
Book Subtitle: From Research to Clinical Practice
Editors: Erica A. Eugster, Ora Hirsch Pescovitz
Series Title: Contemporary Endocrinology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-156-5
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Humana Press Inc. 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-860-8Published: 04 March 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-9663-5Published: 12 December 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-156-5Published: 04 March 2002
Series ISSN: 2523-3785
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3793
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 421
Topics: Endocrinology