Pediatric endocrinology : mechanisms, manifestations, and management / / Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Erica A. Eugster, editors ; Brian Brown, acquisition editor ; Grace R. Caputo, developmental editor ; Brian Crede, cover designer

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , 2004; ©2004
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (852 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.92/4
• Soggetto topico: Endocrine System Diseases
• Persona (resp. second.): PescovitzOra Hirsch; EugsterErica A.; BrownBrian; CaputoGrace R.; CredeBrian
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Editors""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Section I Genetics in Endocrinology""; ""Chapter 1 Genetic Disorders in Pediatric Endocrinology ""; ""Chapter 2 Genetic Syndromes With Endocrinopathies ""; ""Section II Evaluation of Endocrine Disorders in Children""; ""Chapter 3 Diagnostic Imaging in Pediatric Endocrinology ""; ""Chapter 4 Molecular Concepts And Techniques in Endocrinology ""; ""Section III Hypothalamus and Pituitary""; ""Chapter 5 Molecular Genetics of Hypothalamic-pituitary Axis Development "" ; ""Chapter 6 Consequences of Mutations in Pituitary Transcription Factor Genes """"Chapter 7 Clinical Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary ""; ""Chapter 8 Endocrine Issues in Survivors of Childhood Cancer ""; ""Section IV Growth""; ""Chapter 9 Biologic and Clinical Aspects of Molecular Defects Along the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Axis ""; ""Chapter 10 Physiology of the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis ""; ""Chapter 11 Clinical Aspects of Growth and Growth Disorders ""; ""Chapter 12 Short Stature and Quality of Life: A Review of Assumptions and Evidence "" ; ""Chapter 13 Turner Syndrome """"Chapter 14 Endocrinopathies in Infants Who Are Small for Gestational Age ""; ""Section V Sexual Differentiation and Maturation""; ""Chapter 15 Molecular Genetic Control of Sex Differentiation ""; ""Chapter 16 Disorders of Sexual Differentiation ""; ""Chapter 17 Diagnosis and Treatment of the Undescended Testicle ""; ""Chapter 18 Androgens and Behavior: Implications for the Treatment of Children with Disorders of Sexual Differentiation ""; ""Chapter 19 Control of the Onset of Puberty "" ; ""Chapter 20 Growth Hormone, Sex Steroids, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I: Metabolic Effects in Puberty and Beyond """"Chapter 21 Precocious Puberty ""; ""Chapter 22 Delayed Puberty ""; ""Chapter 23 Gynecomastia ""; ""Chapter 24 Hyperandrogenism in Children and Adolescents ""; ""Chapter 25 Endocrine Disrupters and Development of the Reproductive System: A Pediatric Perspective ""; ""Section VI Glucose Homeostasis""; ""Chapter 26 Hypoglycemia in Infants and Children ""; ""Chapter 27 Genetics of Type 1 Diabetes ""; ""Chapter 28 Pathophysiology of Insulin-Dependent Diabetes "" ; ""Chapter 29 Management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus """"Chapter 30 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents ""; ""Chapter 31 Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes ""; ""Section VII Thyroid""; ""Chapter 32 Molecular Mechanisms of Normal and Abnormal Thyroid Gland Development ""; ""Chapter 33 Congenital Hypothyroidism ""; ""Chapter 34 Hypothyroidism And Hyperthyroidism in Children ""; ""Chapter 35 Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer In Children and Adolescents* ""; ""Section VIII Adrenal""; ""Chapter 36 Molecular Development of the Adrenal Gland "" ; ""Chapter 37 Clinical adrenal Disorders ""
• Titolo autorizzato: Pediatric endocrinology
• ISBN: 1-4698-7719-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780778803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II