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Endocrinology

Basic and Clinical Principles

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Shlomo Melmed

    1. Cedars Sinai Medical Center and UCLA School of Medicine, USA

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  2. P. Michael Conn

    1. Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to Endocrinology

      • P. Michael Conn
      Pages 3-5

  3. Hormone Secretion and Action

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Receptors

      • Kelly E. Mayo
      Pages 9-33

    3. Second-Messenger Systems and Signal Transduction Mechanisms

      • Eliot R. Spindel
      Pages 35-48

    4. Steroid Hormones

      • Derek V. Henley, Jonathan Lindzey, Kenneth S. Korach
      Pages 49-65

    5. Plasma Membrane Receptors for Steroid Hormones in Cell Signaling and Nuclear Function

      • Richard J. Pietras, Clara M. Szego
      Pages 67-84

    6. Growth Factors

      • Derek LeRoith, William L. Lowe Jr.
      Pages 85-91

    7. Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes

      • John A. McCracken
      Pages 93-111

    8. The Neuroendocrine-Immune Interface

      • Michael S. Harbuz, Stafford L. Lightman
      Pages 113-123

  4. Insects/Plants/Comparative

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Insect Hormones

      • Lawrence I. Gilbert
      Pages 127-136

    3. Phytohormones and Signal Transduction Pathways in Plants

      • William Teale, Ivan Paponov, Olaf Tietz, Klaus Palme
      Pages 137-147

    4. Comparative Endocrinology

      • Fredrick Stormshak
      Pages 149-169

  5. Hypothalamic-Pituitary

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Hypothalamic Hormones

      • Constantine A. Stratakis, George P. Chrousos
      Pages 173-195

    3. Anterior Pituitary Hormones

      • Ilan Shimon, Shlomo Melmed
      Pages 197-210

    4. Posterior Pituitary Hormones

      • Daniel G. Bichet
      Pages 211-231

    5. Endocrine Disease

      • Anthony P. Heaney, Glenn D. Braunstein
      Pages 233-253
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About this book

Maintaining the original goal of the first edition to integrate the basic science of endocrinology with its physiological and clinical principles, this new edition succinctly summarizes in 450 pages the latest findings on hormone secretion and hormone action, as well as all the most recent insights into the physiology and pathophysiology of hormonal disorders. Coverage extends across the entire spectrum of endocrinology-from mammalian cells, plants, and insects to animal models and human diseases-with much increased coverage of diabetes and metabolism. Highlights include cutting-edge discussions of appetite disorders, obesity, reproductive failure, control of thyroid function, hormone action in man and the lower species, and the mechanisms subserving hormone secretion.

Reviews

"...a valuable new endocrinology text...creates a new niche between basic endocrinology monographs and encyclopedic clinical endocrinology and metabolism texts...highly recommend[ed]...Conn & Melmed have successfully created a new genre of endocrinology text." -Endocrine News

From Reviews of the First Edition...

"....plenty of the kind of...science that keeps medical students on the edge of their seats during lectures." -Lancet

"...recommend[ed]...to clinicians who wish to understand progress in endocrine science and to students approaching endocrinology as a scientific discipline."
-Molecular Medicine

"...an...excellent base for a clinician interested in endocrinology."
-New England Journal of Medicine

"...a superb book for graduate students in physiology or molecular biology who are taking a course or are pursuing research in endocrinology and wish to broaden their knowledge of this field...highly recommend[ed]...as a current general reference in endocrinology..." -Quarterly Review of Biology

"...succeeds best in its stated aim of integrating scientific and clinical principles...The reader is comfortably led from the bench to, but not beyond, the bedside of clinical practice...recommend[ed]...to clinicians..."
-Trends in Molecular Medicine

"...provides recent information on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of hormone action that explains endocrine disease. For the beginning endocrine student or physician/scientist wanting to gain a quick insight into...specific aspects of endocrine function, this is an ideal text." -Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center and UCLA School of Medicine, USA

    Shlomo Melmed

  • Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton

    P. Michael Conn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Endocrinology

  • Book Subtitle: Basic and Clinical Principles

  • Editors: Shlomo Melmed, P. Michael Conn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-829-8

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-427-2Published: 30 June 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-562-0Published: 05 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-829-8Published: 05 November 2007

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 456

  • Number of Illustrations: 182 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Endocrinology

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