The endocrine system at a glance [[electronic resource] /] / Ben Greenstein, Diana Wood

• Autore: Greenstein Ben <1941->
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Disciplina: 612.4
• Soggetto topico: Endocrinology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WoodDiana F
• Note generali: Includes index.; "With self-test"--Cover.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Fundamentals -- pt. 2. Growth -- pt. 3. Thyroid -- pt. 4. Adrenals and autoimmunity -- pt. 5. Sexual differentiation and development -- pt. 6. Female reproduction -- pt. 7. Male reproduction -- pt. 8. Posterior pituitary hormones, salt and water balance and hypertension -- pt. 9. Metabolic endocrinology : pancreas and gastrointestinal tract -- pt. 10. Metabolic endocrinology : energy homeostasis and obesity -- pt. 11. Calcium and metabolic bone disease -- pt. 12. Self assessment.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Endocrine System at a Glance provides a highly illustrated and unambiguous introduction to the basic principles and mechanisms of endocrinology and the key endocrine organs, followed by sections on reproductive and metabolic endocrinology. Clinical scenarios contextualise the basic science and illustrate how endocrine conditions present, are diagnosed, and are treated on the wards. This third edition:Includes new material on basic diagnostic tests used in the diagnosis of endocrine disordersFeatures new material on cancer and endocrinologyIncludes MCQs for each cha
• Titolo autorizzato: The endocrine system at a glance
• ISBN: 1-118-29400-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457371603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: At a glance series (Oxford, England)