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from research to clinical practice

edited by Erica A. Eugster, Ora Hirsch Pescovitz.

Humana Press

c2002

x, 421 p. ill. 26 cm

Contemporary endocrinology

Includes bibliographical references and index , Machine generated contents note: Part I HYPOTHALAMUS/PITUITARY -- 1 Transcriptional Control of the Development and Function of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis -- Gretchen E. Parker, Kyle W. Sloop, and Simon J. Rhodes -- Part II GROWTH -- 2 Molecular Mutations in the Human Growth Hormone Axis -- Zvi Laron -- 3 Normal and Abnormal Growth -- Emily C. Walvoord and Erica A. Eugster -- 4 Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency -- Zehra Haider and James W. Edmondson -- Part III THYROID -- 5 Molecular Mechanisms of Thyroid Gland Development: Insights from Clinical Studies andfrom Mutant Mice -- Guy Van Vliet -- 6 Fetal-Perinatal Thyroid Physiology -- DelbertA. Fisher -- 7 Thyroid Disorders in Children and Adolescents -- Scott A. Rivkees -- Part IV CALCIUM AND BONE -- 8 Genetic Control of Parathyroid Gland Development and Molecular Insights into Hypoparathyroidism. -- Michael A. Levine -- 9 Bone Physiology -- Salvatore Minisola and Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick -- 10 Pediatric Bone Disease -- Linda Anne DiMeglio -- Part V GONADAL DEVELOPMENT -- 11 Transcriptional Development of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis -- Sally Radovick, Helen H. Kim, Diane E. J. Stafford, -- Andrew Wolfe, and Marjorie Zakaria -- 12 Sexual Differentiation -- Tamara S. Hannon and John S. Fuqua -- 13 Prenatal Androgens and Sexual Differentiation of Behavior -- Sheri A. Berenbaum -- 14 Normal and Precocious Puberty -- Joan DiMartino-Nardi -- 15 Delayed Puberty -- Steven G. Waguespack and Ora Hirsch Pescovitz -- Part VI ADRENAL -- 16 Molecular Development -- of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis -- Sophia P. Tsakiri, George P. Chrousos, -- and Andrew N. Margioris -- 17 Molecular Genetics of Adrenal Disease -- Perrin C. White -- Index.

Eugster, Erica A. , Pescovitz, Ora Hirsch.

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