The Pituitary Gland

✍ Scribed by C. R. Kannan M.D. (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 591
• Series: Clinical Surveys in Endocrinology 1
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The past two decades have witnessed an unprecedented growth in the field ofneuroendocrinology. The conjoint research contributions by clinicians and basic scientists have promulgated revolutionary concepts at a breakneck speed. This first volume in Clinical Surveys in Endocrinology, The Pituitary Gland, has been written with but one purpose in mind: to integrate the current knowledge in this dynamic field with the existing body of information already available to the clinician. The chapters in this book attempt to portray current research information seen through the eyes of a clinician. The contributions of pioneers in each field have been placed in a perspective relevant to the practicing endocrinologist. The selection of the almost 1500 references from a bewil­ of literature has been inftuenced by the degree to which these dering body articles-original as weil as review papers-contributed to the growth of pi­ tuitary endocrinology. Despite the most scrutinizing attempts, it is inevitable and regrettable that works of importance must be excluded due to the practical limitations of any comprehensive work. Nevertheless, to the researcher these references are complete enough to serve as a significant resource. To the reader who wishes to gain an indepth clinical perspective of pituitary disor­ ders, this work is written precisely from that vantage point. The single authorship of this work notwithstanding, several friends have been instrumental in the completion of this work. I deeply appreciate the incessant zeal and excellent assistance of Ms.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction to the Pituitary and Hypothalamus....Pages 1-24
Growth Hormone....Pages 25-56
Acromegaly and Gigantism....Pages 57-119
Hypopituitary Dwarfism....Pages 121-144
Thyrotropin and Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone....Pages 145-169
Inappropriate Pituitary Thyrotropin Secretion....Pages 171-188
Central Hypothyroidism—Trophoprivic Hypothyroidism....Pages 189-212
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone....Pages 213-234
Cushing’s Disease....Pages 235-294
Isolated ACTH Deficiency....Pages 295-307
LH and FSH: The Gonadotropins....Pages 309-327
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism....Pages 329-351
Prolactin....Pages 353-380
Prolactin-Secreting Tumors....Pages 381-422
Hypopituitarism....Pages 423-441
Tumors of the Pituitary....Pages 443-497
Pituitary Apoplexy....Pages 499-511
The Empty Sella Syndrome....Pages 513-525
Arginine Vasopressin....Pages 527-543
Diabetes Insipidus....Pages 545-564
Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of ADH....Pages 565-583
Back Matter....Pages 585-594

✦ Subjects

Diabetes;Internal Medicine;Animal Physiology;Biophysics and Biological Physics