Principles and practice of endocrinology and metabolism / editor, Kenneth L. Becker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker, Kenneth L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endocrinology.

Endocrine glands--Diseases.

Endocrine glands.

Metabolism--Disorders.

Metabolism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiv, 2477 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Established as the foremost text in the field, Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Third Edition. This practical, clinically relevant, and comprehensive text covers the entire field of endocrinology and metabolism, including the diffuse endocrine system; morphology and physiology; diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases; endocrinology of the female; hormones and cancer; and much more. The Third Edition contains new chapters reflecting the latest advances and features expanded coverage of genetics and the endocrinology of sepsis.More than 1,400 illustrations complement the text. A drug formulary appears at the back of the book.

Contents:

. I. General Principles of Endocrinology / Edited by Kenneth L. Becker

Pt. II. The Endocrine Brain and Pituitary Gland / Edited by Gary L. Robertson

Pt. III. The Thyroid Gland / Edited by Leonard Wartofsky

Pt. IV. Calcium and Bone Metabolism / Edited by John P. Bilezikian

Pt. V. The Adrenal Glands / Edited by D. Lynn Loriaux

Pt. VI. Sex Determination and Development / Edited by Robert W. Rebar and William J. Bremner

Pt. VII. Endocrinology of the Female / Edited by Robert W. Rebar

Pt. VIII. Endocrinology of the Male / Edited by William J. Bremner

Pt. IX. Disorders of Fuel Metabolism / Edited by C. Ronald Kahn

Pt. X. Diffuse Hormonal Secretion / Edited by Eric S. Nylen

Pt. XI. Heritable Abnormalities of Endocrinology and Metabolism / Edited by Kenneth L. Becker

Pt. XII. Immunologic Basis of Endocrine Disorders / Edited by Leonard Wartofsky.

Pt. XIII. Endocrine and Metabolic Dysfunction in the Growing Child and in the Aged / Edited by Wellington Hung

Pt. XIV. Interrelationships Between Hormones and the Body / Edited by Kenneth L. Becker

Pt. XV. Hormones and Cancer / Edited by Kenneth L. Becker

Pt. XVI. Endocrinology of Critical Illness / Edited by Eric S. Nylen

Pt. XVII. Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Toxic Agents / Edited by Kenneth L. Becker

Pt. XVIII. Endocrine Drugs and Values / Edited by Kenneth L. Becker.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Previous edition: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4698-7718-X

OCLC:

54866044