Williams textbook of endocrinology
Contributors: Williams, Robert Hardin; Larsen, P. Reed
Edition: 10th ed. / [edited by] P. Reed Larsen ... [et al.]
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1927
Subjects: Endocrinology; Endocrine glands -- Diseases
Other titles: Textbook of endocrinology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Principles of endocrinology; title: Ch. 2. The endocrine patient; title: Ch. 3. Genetic control of peptide hormone formation; title: Ch. 4. Mechanism of action of hormones that act on nuclear receptors; title: Ch. 5. Mechanism of action of hormones that act at the cell surface; title: Ch. 6. Laboratory techniques for recognition of endocrine disorders; title: Ch. 7. Neuroendocrinology; title: Ch. 8. Anterior pituitary; title: Ch. 9. Posterior pituitary gland; title: Ch. 10. Thyroid physiology and diagnostic evaluation of patients with thyroid disorders; title: Ch. 11. Thyrotoxicosis; title: Ch. 12. Hypothyroidism and thyroiditis; title: Ch. 13. Nontoxic goiter and thyroid neoplasia; title: Ch. 14. The adrenal cortex; title: Ch. 15. Endocrine hypertension; title: Ch. 16. The physiology and pathology of the female reproductive axis; title: Ch. 17. Fertility control: current approaches and global aspects; title: Ch. 18. Disorders of the testes and the male reproductive tract; title: Ch. 19. Sexual dysfunction in men and women; title: Ch. 20. Endocrine changes in pregnancy; title: Ch. 21. Endocrinology of fetal development; title: Ch. 22. Disorders of sex differentiation; title: Ch. 23. Normal and aberrant growth; title: Ch. 24. Puberty: ontogeny, neuroendocrinology, physiology, and disorders; title: Ch. 25. Endocrinology and aging; title: Ch. 26. Hormones and disorders of mineral metabolism; title: Ch. 27. Metabolic bone disease; title: Ch. 28. Kidney stones; title: Ch. 29. Type 2 diabetes mellitus; title: Ch. 30. Type 1 diabetes mellitus; title: Ch. 31. Complications of diabetes mellitus; title: Ch. 32. Glucose homeostasis and hypoglycemia; title: Ch. 33. Obesity; title: Ch. 34. Disorders of lipid metabolism; title: Ch. 35. Pathogenesis of endocrine tumors; title: Ch. 36. Multiple endocrine neoplasia; title: Ch. 37. The immunoendocrinopathy syndromes; title: Ch. 38. Gastrointestinal hormones and gut endocrine tumors; title: Ch. 39. Endocrine-responsive cancer; title: Ch. 40. Humoral manifestations of malignancy; title: Ch. 41. Carcinoid tumors, carcinoid syndrome, and related disorders