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BASIC AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, Page ifc1
Front Matter, Page i
Copyright, Page ii
Preface, Pages iii-iv, Richard A. Donald
Contributors, Pages v-vii
Diagnostic Summaries, Page xiii
1 - Weight and Endocrine Function, Pages 3-11, P.G. Kopelman, Stephen L. Jeffcoate
2 - Growth Charts and Pubertal Staging, Pages 13-32, James M. Tanner
3 - Orchiometry, Pages 33-36, Andrea Prader
4 - Visual Fields, Pages 37-42, Roderick D. Suckling
5 - Cervical Mucus Assessment, Pages 43-51, Gabor Thomas Kovacs, Henry G. Burger
6 - Peptide, Protein, and Glycoprotein Hormones, Pages 55-63, Wilfrid R. Butt
7 - Steroid Hormones, Pages 65-79, R.V. Brooks
8 - Thyroid Hormones, Pages 81-95, Michael M. Kaplan
9 - Catecholamines, Pages 97-103, M. Gary Nicholls
10 - Standardization, Pages 105-118, Derek R. Bangham
11 - Collection, Transport, and Storage of Samples, Pages 119-123, John H. Livesey
12 - Chromosome Analysis and Buccal Smear, Pages 127-132, A. Caroline Berry
13 - Semen Analysis, Pages 133-142, Bengt Fredricsson
14 - Vaginal Cytology and Endometrial Histology, Pages 143-149, Gabor Thomas Kovacs
15 - Photography, Pages 153-162, Stafford E. Brooks
16 - Radiology and Ultrasound, Pages 163-193, A. Brian Ayers
17 - Radionuclide Imaging, Pages 195-210, Keith E. Britton
18 - Laparoscopy, Pages 211-215, Roger J. Pepperell
19 - Corticotropin, Lipotropins, and Endorphins, Pages 219-232, Don H. Nelson, A. Wayne Meikle
20 - Disorders of Pituitary-Gonadal Function, Pages 233-272, David M. Hurley, Henry G. Burger
21 - Growth Hormone, Pages 273-302, Leslie Lazarus
22 - Prolactin, Pages 303-316, Stephen Franks
23 - Thyrotropin, Pages 317-331, H.K. Ibbertson
24 - Vasopressin and Oxytocin, Pages 333-347, Peter H. Baylis
25 - Androgens and Glucocorticoids, Pages 351-370, A. Wayne Meikle, Don H. Nelson
26 - Mineralocorticoids, Pages 371-401, Eric A. Espiner
27 - Pheochromocytoma, Pages 403-410, M. Gary Nicholls
28 - Enkephalins, Pages 411-413, Lesley H. Rees
29 - Thyroid Disorders, Pages 417-463, H.K. Ibbertson
30 - Parathyroid and Calcium Disorders, Pages 465-503, Solomon Posen
31 - Diabetes Mellitus, Pages 507-531, Peter H. SΓΆnksen
32 - Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Hormone-Secreting Tumors, Pages 533-551, Susan M. Wood, S.R. Bloom
33 - Placental Hormone Disorders, Pages 555-572, Tim Chard
34 - Ectopic Hormone Production, Pages 573-587, Lesley H. Rees
35 - Somatostatin, Pages 589-590, Lesley H. Rees
36 - Hypothalamic Releasing Hormone Tests, Pages 593-605, Henry G. Burger, David M. Hurley
37 - Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis, Pages 607-613, Henry G. Burger, David M. Hurley
38 - Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, Pages 615-623, A. Wayne Meikle, Don H. Nelson
39 - Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis, Pages 625-637, H.K. Ibbertson
40 - Growth Hormone Secretion, Pages 639-650, Leslie Lazarus
41 - Prolactin Secretion, Pages 651-655, Stephen Franks
42 - Posterior Pituitary Function, Pages 657-659, Peter H. Baylis
43 - Pancreatic Function, Pages 661-667, Peter H. SΓΆnksen
44 - Pancreatic Tumors, Pages 669-670, Susan M. Wood, S.R. Bloom
45 - Calcium Homeostasis, Pages 671-674, Solomon Posen
46 - Sodium and Potassium Homeostasis, Pages 675-681, Eric A. Espiner
47 - Pheochromocytoma Testing, Pages 683-684, M. Gary Nicholls
Appendix - Practical Details and Reference Ranges for Hormone Assays, Pages 685-697, Richard A. Donald
Author Index, Pages 699-760
Subject Index, Pages 761-788