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Table of Contents:

Contributors
Preface
Pt. I General Endocrinology 1
1 Introduction to the Endocrine System 3
2 The Clinical Manifestations of Endocrine Disease 19
3 Biosynthesis, Secretion and Metabolism of Hormones 29
4 Molecular Mechanisms of Hormone Action: Biology of Signal Transduction 49
5 Hormone Assays 91
Pt. II Neuroendocrinology and the Pituitary
6 Neuroendocrinology 109
7 Diseases of the Anterior Pituitary 173
8 Posterior Pituitary 217
Pt. III Thyroid Disease 259
9 The Thyroid: Physiology, Thyrotoxicosis, Hypothyroidism, and the Painful Thyroid 261
10 The Thyroid: Nodules and Neoplasia 349
Pt. IV Adrenal Disease 385
11 The Adrenal Cortex 387
12 Diseases of the Sympathochromaffin System 525
13 Endocrinology of Hypertension 553
14 Glucocorticoid Therapy 609
Pt. V Gonadal Disease 633
15 The Testis 635
16A The Ovary: Basic Principles and Concepts: A. Physiology 707
16B The Ovary: Basic Principles and Concepts: B. Clinical 745
17 Sexual Differentiation 779
Pt. VI Fuel Metabolism 825
18 Diabetes Mellitus 827
19 Hypoglycemia 927
20 Obesity 945
21 Disorders of Lipid Metabolism 993
Pt. VII Calcium and Bone Metabolism 1077
22 Mineral Metabolism 1079
23 Metabolic Bone Disease 1179
24 Nephrolithiasis 1221
Pt. VIII Miscellaneous Disorders 1263
25 Disorders of Growth and Development 1265
26 Gastrointestinal Hormones and Carcinoid Syndrome 1317
27 Multiglandular Endocrine Disorders 1355
28 Ectopic Hormone Production 1383
29 Hormone-Responsive Tumors 1427
30 Hormones, Aging, and Endocrine Disorders in the Elderly 1455
31 Hormones and Athletic Performance 1483
Index 1521