Modern Pediatric Endocrinology: Basic and Clinical

Author: Wang Defen
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: This book is divided into 18 chapters, with each chapter focusing on the following aspects: the neuroendocrine regulation of hormones by the hypothalamus-pituitary axis, growth factors, bone metabolism, and transformation in the hypothalamus-pituitary-IGF axis, various types of dwarfism and gigantism, the evolution of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis function, sexual development abnormalities including precocious puberty, delayed puberty, and, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism of the thyroid, adrenal cortex, and parathyroid glands, as well as thyroiditis, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and various types of rickets. The regulation of glucose metabolism and internal stability by hormones, new concepts in immunity and genetics in adrenal medullary, hypothalamic, and polyendocrine diseases, basic concepts of medical molecular biology and recent advances in genetic mutation studies of certain modern endocrine diseases, experimental tests for the functions of various endocrine systems, and commonly used reference charts and appendices. This book is suitable for reference by faculty and students of medical schools, clinical doctors, and medical researchers.