Growth Hormone Deficiency: Physiology And Clinical Management
by Laurie E. Cohen /
2016 / English / PDF
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Providing the most current information on the function of human
growth hormone (GH) and the consequences of its deficiency, this
practical yet comprehensive text is divided into three sections.
Part one describes the mechanisms of GH secretion and action,
including the physiology of GH and its regulation by sex steroids
and thyroid hormones, the effects of both under nutrition and
obesity on GH secretion, and the metabolic effects of human
recombinant GH therapy. The second section covers diagnostic
strategies and tests for GH deficiency in both children and
adults, including MRI of the pituitary. The final section
describes the different etiologies of GH deficiency, from
molecular mechanisms and gene abnormalities to cranial radiation
and traumatic brain injury, along with syndromes related to this
deficiency. Presenting underlying mechanisms and pathologies, as
well as diagnostic methods,
Providing the most current information on the function of human
growth hormone (GH) and the consequences of its deficiency, this
practical yet comprehensive text is divided into three sections.
Part one describes the mechanisms of GH secretion and action,
including the physiology of GH and its regulation by sex steroids
and thyroid hormones, the effects of both under nutrition and
obesity on GH secretion, and the metabolic effects of human
recombinant GH therapy. The second section covers diagnostic
strategies and tests for GH deficiency in both children and
adults, including MRI of the pituitary. The final section
describes the different etiologies of GH deficiency, from
molecular mechanisms and gene abnormalities to cranial radiation
and traumatic brain injury, along with syndromes related to this
deficiency. Presenting underlying mechanisms and pathologies, as
well as diagnostic methods,Growth Hormone
Deficiency
Growth Hormone
Deficiency will provide the most up-to-date essential
information and evidence on this condition for the clinical
endocrinologist.
will provide the most up-to-date essential
information and evidence on this condition for the clinical
endocrinologist.