Endocrinology & Metabolism

With the dramatic growth in our knowledge of hormone action and the mechanisms of cell regulation, the need for an up-to-date broad-ranging survey of these processes has become pressing. In Principles of Molecular Regulation, P. Michael Conn and Anthony...

Despite the advent of insulin for clinical use in 1922, our ability to control hypergly cemia and prevent the long term sequelae ofthe disease remains limited. Thus normalization of the milieu interieur with physiologic responses of insulin and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789854213Author Aleksandar KibelFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpenWeight(grams) 180g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632420411Author Cassandra JonesFormat HardbackImprint Foster AcademicsPublisher Foster AcademicsWeight(grams) 503g

In the first section of this volume, we have attempted to bring together some of the papers that reflect exciting new areas of development in relation to neuroendocrine investigation. Very recently, specific nucleotide recognition sequences for thyroid...

Managing Diabetes is a up-to-date, comprehensive showcase of the current pharmaceutical trends in treating diabetes and provides a unbiased, inclusive discussion of current and emerging treatments by well-known experts in the field.About the AuthorMarc...

Diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing in prevalence throughout both developed and developing countries. The social and economic burden of this disease is estimated to cost 14 billion dollars worldwide. In the USA alone, 15 million individuals are...

Sex-Steroid Interactions with Growth Hormone presents the proceedings of an international symposium held from October 22-25 in Naples, Florida. The proceedings provide new insights and concepts gained by molecular, cellular and neuroendocrine research...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632425393Author Carlos RickmanFormat HardbackPage Count 241Imprint Foster AcademicsPublisher Foster AcademicsWeight(grams) 794g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632411464Author Rex SlavinFormat HardbackImprint Hayle MedicalPublisher Hayle MedicalWeight(grams) 513g

Experienced physicians concisely explain the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of endocrine disorders and survey all the latest laboratory diagnostics. Topics range widely from an overview of the diagnosis of diabetes and the long-term...

This book covers the complexity of diabetes and related complications and presents the socio-economic burden of the disease, taking into account the rising prevalence reaching pandemic proportions and the associated costs. Factors causing high diabetes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789859638Author N.K. AgrawalFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

The study of prenatal development provides many clues for understanding the physiology as well as the pathogeny of malformations and many diseases. I became interested in the analysis of human development as a young medical student more than 30 years...

Atherosclerosis leading to coronary heart disease and to cerebrovascular disorders is the number one cause of death in industrialized societies. For the last two decades, great ad vances have been made in understanding the pathogenesis of those disorders...

As I read this unique volume on diabetes and pregnancy edited by Lois Jovanovic, I was struck by two themes that run throughout these collected chapters. First, this volume provides an excellent assessment of past problems, present management, and future...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632422002Author Estelle JonesFormat HardbackImprint Foster AcademicsPublisher Foster AcademicsWeight(grams) 426g

Carole Mendelson has assembled a panel of leading investigators to critically review the various classes of endocrine, paracrine, and neuroendocrine factors that play a role in the regulation of lung development and surfactant production. Special...

F. Kruck It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the workshop on Natriuretic Hormone here in Bonn. For quite a long time we have been considering the possibility of assem bling scientists who are concerned with and interested in the problem of a...

New principles for the treatment of diabetes are described in this volume. Experts present experimental and clinical data on treatment with acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor that delays absorption of fast carbohydrates. Toxicologic, pharmacologic...

With contributions by numerous expertsBook InformationISBN 9783642714634Author Y. AraiFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KPublisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co...

Ideo autem omnes ad consilium vocari diximus, quia saepe iuniori Dominus revelat quod melius est. * Benedictus de Nursia Regula Benedicti, ca. 550 A. c. Caput III,3 The Wilsede Meetings were initiated in 1973 as an unusual experiment, and in the meantime...

The rapid developments in molecular genetics have clarified many of the muta tions in monogenic thyroid diseases over the last two decades; now the target of molecular thyroid genetics has become the oligogenic thyroid diseases. These include the...

Endocrine Board Review (EBR) 11th Edition, Reference Edition 2019 is a board examination preparation book designed for endocrine fellows who have completed or are nearing completion of their fellowship and are preparing to sit for the board certification...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798223948575Author Dr Ankita KashyapFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Virtued PressPublisher Virtued PressWeight(grams) 249g

Bone Drugs in Pediatrics brings together in one place the evidence for the use of certain drugs in the treatment and prevention of bone loss in children, as well as the reservations still present in the pediatric community regarding their use. Beginning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632424037Author Benjamin CopesFormat HardbackImprint Foster AcademicsPublisher Foster AcademicsWeight(grams) 612g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632421913Author Benjamin CopesFormat HardbackImprint Foster AcademicsPublisher Foster AcademicsWeight(grams) 481g

The building of conceptual models is an inherent part of our interaction with the world, and the foundation of scientific investigation. Scientists often perform the processes of modelling subconsciously, unaware of the scope and significance of this...

Now, based on the apoB algorithm, that is outlined and illustrated in this book, family physicians as well as cardiologists, endocrinologists and internists will be able to easily and accurately identify and treat these disorders. The apoB...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798988657309Author Dawn G GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Green LivingPublisher Green LivingWeight(grams) 231g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788797536179Author Benedicte Mai Lerche MscFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint BiochemnordicPublisher BiochemnordicWeight(grams) 299g

This astute volume brings together the latest expert research on adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas (ACPs). ACPs are histologically benign but clinically aggressive tumors exhibiting a high propensity for local invasion into the hypothalamus, optic and...

Endocrine Board Review (EBR) 12th Edition, Reference Edition 2020 is a board examination preparation book designed for endocrine fellows who have completed or are nearing completion of their fellowship and are preparing to sit for the board certification...

Acromegaly is a relatively rare chronic disease. Nevertheless, it is life-threatening in its sequelae, for example, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Since it also has disfiguring properties - especially of the head and face - acromegaly has...

It is well established that progesterone plays a role in the brain and hypophysis as a facilitator and inhibitor of sexual behavior and gonadotropin release in the female rat (Everett 1961; Caligaris et al. 1971; Brown-Grant and Naftolin 1972; Dorner...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632412386Author Lisa JordanFormat HardbackImprint Hayle MedicalPublisher Hayle MedicalWeight(grams) 435g

The beautiful town of Cavtat near Dubvronic, Yugoslavia was the site of the twelfth meeting of the International Foundation for Biochemical Endocrinology. It was sponsored by the Serbian Academy for Sciences and Arts and by the Foundation. The Croatia...

The pathogenesis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) has attracted the interest of our group during the last three decades. As early as 1969, a Nobel Symposium dealing with this topic was organized in Stockholm. This was followed in 1987...

Dr. Robert Volpe and his distinguished contributors comprehensively review the latest thinking about the theoretical, experimental, and clinical aspects of autoimmune endocrine disorders. These world-renowned experts examine the pathogenesis and...