
Growth Hormone in Health and Disease
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Key Features
- Contributions from leading authorities
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
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Table of Contents
1. Ghrelin Actions on Somatotropic and Gonadotropic Function in Humans
Giovanna Motta, Stefano Allasia, Ezio Ghigo and Fabio Lanfranco
2. Deconstructing the GH Receptor: Physical and Metabolic Phenotypes of Tissue-specific GH Receptor gene Disrupted Mice
Jonathan A. Young, Edward O. List and John J. Kopchick
3. Regulation of GH by the Splanchnic Area
Silvia Barja-Fernandez, Cintia Folgueira, Cecilia Castelao, Rosaura Leis, Ana B. Crujeiras, Felipe F. Casanueva and Luisa M. Seoane
4. The Modern Criteria for Medical Management of Acromegaly
Stefano Frara, Filippo Maffezzoni, Gherardo Mazziotti and Andrea Giustina
5. Genetic Predictors of rResponse to Different Medical Therapies in Acromegaly
Ana M. Ramos-Leví, Ignacio Bernabeu, Miguel Sampedro-Núñez and Mónica Marazuela
6. Neurosurgical Treatment of Acromegaly
Michael Buchfelder and Julian Feulner
7. The Burden of GH Deficiency and Excess in Children
Hugo L. Fideleff, Hugo R. Boquete, Martha G. Suárez and Miriam Azaretzky
8. GH and Pituitary Hormone Alterations after Traumatic Brain Injury
Züleyha Karaca, Fatih Tanrıverdi, Kürşad Ünlühızarcı and Fahrettin Kelestimur
9. Effects of Growth Hormone on Bone
Nicholas A. Tritos and Anne Klibanski
Product details
- No. of pages: 244
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2016
- Published: February 1, 2016
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128052433
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128048276
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F.F. Casanueva
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