Endocrinology Metabolism category: 1008 books

As happens to most people with diabetes, you have probably heard certain words and phrases on the topic of diabetes you do not recognize, or maybe you've read a complicated or confusing subject. Diabetes A to Z, 7th edition, will clarify the confusion and give you simple but informative answers to all...

Thyroid nodule is medical disorder in which an abnormal swelling forms when the thyroid tissues starts to proliferate in one part of the thyroid gland.A thyroid nodule is a lump (growth) in the thyroid gland.The thyroid gland is located in the neck, just above where the collarbones meet...

Key questions involved in the treatment of disseminated breast cancer are discussed in this well-presented overview. It is the result of an initiative taken by the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research to reveal the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research. The topics discussed...

Clinicians have long been fascinated by the rare and exotic in med­ icine. Similarly, psychiatrists and mental health professionals have been intrigued by the uncommon and extraordinary syndromes which, despite their rarity, have much to teach us about the limitless forms of human adaptation. Of...

Nationally and internationally recognized clinicians and researchers combine the latest understanding of thyroid physiology and pathophysiology with the most up-to-date clinical knowledge to help clinical endocrinologists and primary care physicians understand and treat a wide variety of thyroid disorders...

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. In the early days of the serial, the subjects of vitamins and hormones were quite distinct. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal...

Two thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese. That staggering statistic drives an insatiable appetite for solutions –preferably ones that are quick and easy. Although the HCG diet has been around for years, it's only in the past year that it has gained the attention of millions of dieters....

an adequate oxygen supply is vital for the undisturbed development of the fetus and its functions. This book gives a synopsis of the ruling influence that oxygen has in multiple regulation sytems in the mother and especially in the fetus. The authors consider oxygen as a manipulated variable or as...

"Frontiers In Thyroidology" assembles the prize lectures, symposia, and papers presented during the Ninth International Thyroid Congress in Sao Paulo, Brazil in September, 1985. This book represents the State-of­ the-Art in thyroid studies with its continuous expansion into the areas of...

cells, and the testicular localization of the intermediate filament protein nestin, known to be expressed in neural stem cells, by our group was the first step to define mural cells (pericytes and vascular smooth muscle cells) of the testis microvascu- ture as the stem/progenitor cells of the adult...

La serie CRASH COURSE ha sido diseñada específicamente para que el estudiante aproveche su tiempo de estudio. Toda la serie cuenta con una página web en studentconsult.es que incluye todos los cuestionarios de autoevaluación, glosario y galería de imágenes. 'La presente obra proporciona...

Recent Results in Cancer Research: Hormones and Human Breast Cancer provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of breast cancer and hormones. This book discusses the endocrine factors involved in breast cancer. Organized into two parts encompassing 11 chapters, this book begins with...

The second edition of the Atlas of Osteoporosis is designed to be useful to a broad readership united in their interest in the disorder. The expert authors have encapsulated not only the well-established basics of osteoporosis but also new developments in the field in a format that makes extensive...