Metabolism Books

John Betteridge, Professor of Medicine at the Middlesex Hospital in London is one of the world's leading lipidologists and diabetologists. Professor Betteridge has bought together a definitive collection of 35 study cases written by opinion leaders in...

Dieses leicht zugängliche Buch bietet den interessierten Lesenden einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Merkmale hormoneller Erkrankungen, deren Diagnose und Behandlung. Von Gigantismus und Kleinwuchs bis hin zu polyzystischem...

Recent advances in molecular biology have provided new dimensions in the study of the reproductive system. There has been major progress in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of hormone action in the past few' years...

Thyroid carcinoma is an uncommon malignan­ ing the available non-human lines, as models cy. In the vast majority of patients, if treated for cell cycle studies and oncogene/anti­ appropriately, it is associated with a benign...

The eleventh monograph and meeting of the Foundation on "Hormon­ al Control of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis" was held in October 1983 at the Weizmann Institute of Science. This monograph honors the memory of Professor...

Biology of Menopause presents the proceedings of an international symposium held from September 10-13, 1998 in Newport Beach, CA. The proceedings review current knowledge and explores future research directions on the biologic...

It is unclear, and really no longer relevant, whether the information explosion that we now contend with has been fostered by the growth of specialization and subspecialization in medicine, or vice versa. What is clear is that...

Perinatal problems in thyroid gland physiology are common but complicated and present a diagnostic dilemma for the primary clinician. In December 1990, an international group of basic and clinical investigators gathered in...

The 6th triennial meeting of the International Study Group for Tryp­ tophan Research (ISTRY) was held May 9-12, 1989 in Baltimore, Maryland (USA). From the wide variety of topics and disciplines represented, as documented in...

During the past several decades, much research effort has gone into the elucidation of the role of neuroendocrine systems as secretory and metabolic regulators of cells of a variety of organs and structures, including the...

Can the art of predictive medicine anticipate the development of diabetes? And if so, what can be done about it? How early is early enough to intervene effectively? With what therapeutic modality? Why? Big babies are not an...

During the last two decades, progress in steroid hormone research has resulted in the development of new approaches to contraception as well as diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders and cancers. Although significant...

The discovery of hypothalamic factors that inhibited growth hormone secretion and of pancreatic factors that inhibited insulin secretion were the first clues to the existence of somatostatin. During the course of efforts to...

The Fifth Annual Washington Spring Symposium on Health Sciences attracted over 400 scientists from 20 countries. It was held at the Lisner Auditorium of the George Washington University in Washington. D.C. The theme of the...

The elucidation of the structure, function, and clinical significance of the neurohypophysis has been one of the most rewarding chapters in the history of endocrinology. Diabetes insipidus, which can be manifested by passage of...

The tenth meeting of the International Foundation for Biochemical Endocrinology was held in Geilo, Norway near the end of September, 1982. The subject matter of the conference and the monograph was on "Regulation of Target Cell...

During the past 5 years, impressive progress has been made in understanding the etiopathogenesis of expeiimental and clinical diabetes. The rapid progress that has been made in the general field of immunology has made possible...

The subject of this book is neuroendocrinology, that branch of biological science devoted to the interactions between the two major integrative organ systems of animals-the endocrine and nervous systems. Although this science...

Despite a new title, Contemporary Metabolism, Volume 1 is actually the third volume in a continuing series and succeeds The Year in Metabolism 1975- 1976 and The Year in Metabolism 1977. As in the earlier volumes, the same...

The idea for this book developed as an outcome of a multidisciplinary sym­ posium entitled "Pituitary Adenoma Update" that was held at Tufts-New En­ gland Medical Center in April 1977. The purpose of that symposium was to put...

Although physiological and anatomical evidence had clearly indicated for many years that the secretion of anterior pituitary hormones is under control by the central nervous system, it is only recently that the isolation and...

It is curious that research in endocrinology has largely ignored the testis until quite recently. There were two impor­ tant reasons for this neglect; first, methods of study were difficult, and second, sperinatogenesis was...

I consider it an honor to have been asked to write the Foreword for The Diabetic Pancreas. Although I have been involved in the study of the pancreas since 1921, my interest goes back even further to the time, in 1918, that my...

Paget's disease is an old disease historically, but a new disease therapeutic­ ally. Human remains unearthed in Lancashire, England, dating from ap­ proximately 900 AD, show clear evidence of the aftliction. However, it was not...

Experts in the field of endocrinology as well as ophthalmologists, oncologists, orthopedists and oral surgeons discuss the nature and mechanism of action of growth-stimulating substances whose biological and clinical activities...

The cover of this book summarizes the central features of the sequestration hypothesis: Commonplace appearances seen in human coronary artery, fat stained in paraffin seetions by a new technique explained in Chapter Eleven, are...

This book contains contributions presented at the last of the Alcuin Symposia, held in April 2000, as a Festschrift to honour Prof. Axel Wollmer on the occasion of his retirement from the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische...

""Ein Beitrag zur Lehre vom Diabetes Mellitus"" ist ein Buch von K. Zimmer, das erstmals 1883 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Werk ist ein wichtiger Beitrag zur medizinischen Forschung und besch�����ftigt sich mit der Krankheit Diabetes Mellitus. Der...

""Du Diab�����te Phosphatique"" est un livre �����crit par Louis Joseph Teissier en 1817. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage m�����dical qui traite du diab�����te de type 1, �����galement appel����� diab�����te phosphatique. L'auteur y pr�����sente les sympt�����mes...

Das Buch ""Die Zuckerbildung im Tierk������rper: Ihr Umfang und ihre Bedeutung"" von Josef Seegen aus dem Jahr 1900 besch�����ftigt sich mit der Zuckerbildung im K������rper von Tieren. Der Autor untersucht den Umfang und die Bedeutung dieses Prozesses...

The Pituitary Gland As A Factor In Acromegaly And Giantism is a medical book written by Hutchinson and Woods in the year 1900. The book explores the role of the pituitary gland in the development of acromegaly and giantism, two rare medical conditions...

The Endocrine Organs: An Introduction To The Study Of Internal Secretion is a book written by Edward Albert Schafer and first published in 1916. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of the endocrine system, which is responsible for...

Neuroplasticity, Development, and Steroid Hormone Action explores the effects of steroid hormones on brain development, function, and aging and is a compilation of cutting-edge research of concern to the disciplines of neurobiology, neuroendocrinology,...

In this era of proliferation of synthetic growth hormone in the marketplace, there is a parallel and accentuated interest in growth hormone in the scientific arena. Because many more people can be treated with available growth...

This has been a year of substantial change for The Year in Endocrinology. The first change, though perhaps only a semantic one, nevertheless represents a landmark. Although last year's volume was designated as the first of an...

During the last ten years, the diagnostic approach to disorders of bone and mineral metabolism has benefited considerably from the development of radioimmunoassay and competitive protein­ binding techniques for measurements of...

The Center for Population Research of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development began operations in August 1968 and is engaged in research dealing with health-related popula­ tion problems. We organize and...

In the summer of 1969, the first Workshop on Control of Renin Secretion was held at Stanford University. At its completion, it was suggested by many of those who attended that a second Workshop be planned in about two years...

The growing problem of diabetes presents difficult challenges for sufferers and for those in the healthcare professions, who are in the unenviable position of trying to convince patients to change their lifestyle "for their own...

In recent years, the clinical evolution of thyroid diseases has been studied exhaustively as new discoveries have been made about thyroid malfunction and the effective management of patients. Thyroid Diseases presents a comprehensive exposition of a...

Thoroughly examining the popular and expanding field of reproductive toxicology, this newly revised and expanded third edition provides the latest, cutting-edge scientific developments in this constantly evolving discipline. Reproductive Toxicology's...

Get the keys to sustainable weight loss—reduce hunger, speed up metabolism, and transform your body into a fat-burning machine, with a science based approach.Today there is a debate raging among nutritional authorities concerning the timing of...

Nineteen cutting-edge review articles by leading authorities provide a comprehensive overview of the normal function of the pituitary and of the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders. Topics range from normal...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Ernährungswissenschaft, Note: 3,0, Hochschule Fulda, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diabetes mellitus, auch Zuckerkrankheit genannt, ist die bekannteste Diabetesart. Diese wird hauptsächlich in...

2022 Endocrine Case Management: Meet the Professor (MTP) Reference Edition is a healthcare professional's source for the latest updates in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of endocrine disorders. This valuable resource allows healthcare...