Williams Textbook of Endocrinology

by Larsen, Kronenberg, Melmed & Polonsky

• ISBN13: 9780721691848
• ISBN10: 0721691846
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-12
• Publisher: Saunders

Summary

Williams TEXTBOOK OF ENDOCRINOLOGY has been the premier source in the field for over 50 years, bringing together internationally recognized experts to provide cutting-edge, practice-applicable coverage of the functions and diseases of the endocrine organs. Now, with the wealth of new molecular and physiologic knowledge that has emerged over the last five years, there has never been a better time to put the new 10th Edition on your shelf. Concrete guidelines enable you to apply the latest scientific advances and provide optimal, state-of-the-art patient care.

Table of Contents

SECTION ONE HORMONES AND HORMONE ACTION
Principles of Endocrinology	1	(10)
Henry M. Kronenberg
Shlomo Melmed
P. Reed Larsen
Kenneth S. Polonsky
The Endocrine Patient	11	(6)
Daniel D. Federman
Genetic Control of Peptide Hormone Formation	17	(18)
Joel F. Habener
Mechanism of Action of Hormones That Act on Nuclear Receptors	35	(10)
Mitchell A. Lazar
Mechanism of Action of Hormones That Act at the Cell Surface	45	(20)
Allen Spiegel
Christin Carter-Su
Simeon I. Taylor
Laboratory Techniques for Recognition of Endocrine Disorders	65	(16)
George G. Klee
SECTION TWO HYPOTHALAMUS AND PITUITARY
Neuroendocrinology	81	(96)
Roger D. Cone
Malcolm J. Low
Joel K. Elmquist
Judy L. Cameron
Anterior Pituitary	177	(104)
Shlomo Melmed
David L. Kleinberg
Posterior Pituitary Gland	281	(50)
Alan G. Robinson
Joseph G. Verbalis
SECTION THREE THYROID
Thyroid Physiology and Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients with Thyroid Disorders	331	(43)
P. Reed Larsen
Terry F. Davies
Martin-Jean Schlumberger
Ian D. Hay
Thyrotoxicosis	374	(49)
Terry F. Davies
P. Reed Larsen
Hypothyroidism and Thyroiditis	423	(34)
P. Reed Larsen
Terry F. Davies
Nontoxic Goiter and Thyroid Neoplasia	457	(34)
Martin-Jean Schlumberger
Sebastiano Filetti
Ian D. Hay
SECTION FOUR ADRENAL CORTEX AND ENDOCRINE HYPERTENSION
The Adrenal Cortex	491	(61)
Paul M. Stewart
Endocrine Hypertension	552	(35)
Robert G. Dluby
Jennifer E. Lawrence
Gordon H. Williams
SECTION FIVE REPRODUCTION
The Physiology and Pathology of the Female Reproductive Axis	587	(78)
Serdar E. Bulun
Eli Y. Adashi
Fertility Control: Current Approaches and Global Aspects	665	(44)
Michael Kafrissen
Eli Y. Adashi
Disorders of the Testes and the Male Reproductive Tract	709	(62)
James E. Griffin
Jean D. Wilson
Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women	771	(24)
Shalender Bhasin
Jennifer Berman
Laura Berman
Wayne J. G. Hellstrom
SECTION SIX ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE LIFE SPAN
Endocrine Changes in Pregnancy	795	(16)
Glenn D. Braunstein
Endocrinology of Fetal Development	811	(31)
Delbert A. Fisher
Disorders of Sex Differentiation	842	(161)
Melvin M. Grumbach
Ieuan A. Hughes
Felix A. Conte
Normal and Aberrant Growth	1003	(112)
Edward O. Reiter
Ron G. Rosenfeld
Puberty: Ontogeny, Neuroendocrinology, Physiology, and Disorders	1115	(172)
Melvin M. Grumbach
Dennis M. Styne
Endocrinology and Aging	1287	(16)
Steven W. J. Lamberts
SECTION SEVEN MINERAL METABOLISM
Hormones and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism	1303	(70)
F. Richard Bringhurst
Marie B. Demay
Henry M. Kronenberg
Metabolic Bone Disease	1373	(38)
Lawrence G. Raisz
Barbara E. Kream
Joseph A. Lorenzo
Kidney Stones	1411	(16)
Rebeca D. Monk
David A. Bushinsky
SECTION EIGHT DISORDERS OF CARBOHYDRATE AND LIPID METABOLISM
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	1427	(58)
John B. Buse
Kenneth S. Polonsky
Charles F. Burant
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus	1485	(24)
George S. Eisenbarth
Kenneth S. Polonsky
John B. Buse
Complications of Diabetes Mellitus	1509	(76)
Michael Brownlee
Lloyd P. Aiello
Eli Friedman
Aaron I. Vinik
Richard W. Nesto
Andrew J. M. Boulton
Glucose Homeostasis and Hypoglycemia	1585	(34)
Philip E. Cryer
Obesity	1619	(23)
Samuel Klein
Johannes A. Romijn
Disorders of Lipid Metabolism	1642	(65)
Robert W. Mahley
Karl H. Weisgraber
Robert V. Farese, Jr.
SECTION NINE POLYENDOCRINE DISORDERS
Pathogenesis of Endocrine Tumors	1707	(10)
Andrew Arnold
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia	1717	(46)
Robert F. Gagel
Stephen J. Marx
The Immunoendocrinopathy Syndromes	1763	(14)
George S. Eisenbarth
Peter A. Gottlieb
SECTION TEN PARAENDOCRINE AND NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES
Gastrointestinal Hormones and Gut Endocrine Tumors	1777	(20)
Robin P. Boushey
Daniel J. Drucker
Endocrine-Responsive Cancer	1797	(37)
Richard Santen
Humoral Manifestations of Malignancy	1834	(23)
Gordon J. Strewler
Carcinoid Tumors, Carcinoid Syndrome, and Related Disorders	1857	(20)
Kjell E. Oberg
Index	1877