Endocrinology Adult and Pediatric: Neuroendocrinology and The Pituitary Gland
- 6th Edition - August 5, 2013
- Latest edition
- Authors: Shlomo Melmed, J. Larry Jameson, Leslie J. De Groot
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 4 0 6 2 - 8
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Apply the latest advances in management of neuroendocrine and pituitary disorders with the Neuroendocrinology & The Pituitary Gland! Brought to you by the same expert endocrinologists responsible for the highly acclaimed two-volume textbook, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric, this derivative book presents a compilation of chapters covering all material related to neuroendocrinology and the pituitary gland. Never before available as a stand-alone offering, this content will enable you to give your patients the benefit of today's best neuroendocrine and pituitary know-how from the leading resource in endocrinology.
- Stay abreast of the newest knowledge in neuroendocrinology and the pituitary gland, including…
- the most recent understanding of fundamental cellular and physiologic functions of the neuroendocrine system
- mechanisms underlying clinical disorders
- approaches to managing patients harboring disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland
- and much more.
- Approach any subject either by specific gland or through a discussion of multi-hormonal integration of endocrine function, as led by the "master conductor of the endocrine orchestra," the pituitary gland.
- Gain a state-of-the-art understanding of comprehensive descriptors, integrating endocrine cell ontogeny, hormonal control of growth and maturation processes, and childhood and young adult pathophysiology with maturation and aging processes.
- Count on all the authority that has made Endocrinology, 6th Edition, edited by Drs. Jameson and De Groot, the go-to clinical medical reference for endocrinologists worldwide.
- Make the best clinical endocrinology decisions with an enhanced emphasis on evidence-based practice in conjunction with expert opinion.
- Development of the Pituitary
- Prolactin
- Adrenocotricotropic Hormone
- Endocrine Rhythms, The Sleep-Wake Cycle, and Biological Clocks
- Hypothalamic Syndromes
- Hypopituitarism and Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Acromegaly
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Clinically Nonfunctioning Sellar Masses
- Tsh-Producing Adenomas
- Disorders of Prolactin Secretion and Prolactinomas
- Pituitary Surgery
- Evaluation and Management of Childhood Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors
- Vasopressin, Diabetes Insipidus, and the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
- The Pineal Gland and Melatonin
- Regulation of Growth Hormone and Action (Secretagogues)
- Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and its Binding Proteins
- Somatic Growth and Maturation
- Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: August 5, 2013
- Language: English
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Shlomo Melmed
Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB, FRCP, MACP, is Executive VP and Dean of the Medical Faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He leads Cedars-Sinai’s research and education programs, recruiting nationally recognized faculty leadership, establishing new educational programs and maintaining the highest academic standards. Dr. Melmed holds the Helene A. and Philip E. Hixon Distinguished Chair in Investigative Medicine. An international authority on pituitary medicine, he has pioneered the discovery and application of novel treatments for endocrine tumors and has authored more than 350 peer-reviewed articles.
Dr. Melmed has been a faculty leader at Cedars-Sinai for nearly 40 years and has been the health system’s chief academic officer since 1998. Dr. Melmed's laboratory consistently has received competitive grant awards from the National Institutes of Health since 1980, and he has trained over 80 physicians, scientists and graduate students who occupy leading positions in academic endocrinology worldwide. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Investigation and is also an Associate Dean of the UCLA School of Medicine.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine, Dean of the Medical Faculty, Cedars Sinai Health System, USAJJ
J. Larry Jameson
Affiliations and expertise
Robert G. Dunlop Professor of Medicine, Dean, Raymond and Ruth Perelman, School of Medicine, Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLD
Leslie J. De Groot
Affiliations and expertise
Research Professor, University of Rhode Island; Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago; President, MDTEXT.COM, Incorporated, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts