This text covers the field of endocrinology and metabolism. It provides comprehensive coverage of the diffuse endocrine system; morphology and physiology, diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disease; endocrinology of the female; hormones and cancer; and alternative theories and treatment.
Author(s): Kenneth L. Becker, John P. Bilezikian, William J. Bremner, Wellington Hung, C. Ronald Kahn, D. Lynn Loriaux, Eric S. Nylén, Robert W. Rebar, Gary L. Robertson, & Leonard Wartofsky
Edition: 2
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott
Year: 1995
Language: English
Commentary: From archive.org: https://archive.org/details/principlespracti0000unse_a2g7
Pages: 2161
City: Philadelphia
General Principles of Endocrinology (Kenneth L. Becker)
The Endocrine Brain and Pituitary Gland (Gary L. Robertson)
The Thyroid Gland (Leonard Wartofsky)
Calcium and Bone Metabolism (John P. Bilezikian)
The Adrenal Glands (D. Lynn Loriaux)
Sex Determination and Development (Robert W. Rebar & William J. Bremner)
Endocrinology of the Female (Robert W. Rebar)
Endocrinology of the Male (William J. Bremner)
Disorders of Fuel Metabolism (C. Ronald Kahn)
Diffuse Hormonal Secretion (Eric S. Nylen)
Heritable Abnormalities of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Kenneth L. Becker)
Immunologic Basis of Endocrine Disorders (Leonard Wartofsky)
Endocrine and Metabolic Dysfunction in the Growing Child and in the Aged (Wellington Hung)
Interrelationships between Hormones and the Body (Kenneth L. Becker)
Hormones and Cancer (Kenneth L. Becker)
Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Toxic Agents (Kenneth L. Becker)
Endocrine Drugs and Values (Kenneth L. Becker)
Index
