Cohen, Laurie E.
Growth Hormone Deficiency
1. Introduction: Discovery of Growth Hormone and Synthesis of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone
Laurie E. Cohen
Part I. Mechanisms of Human Growth Hormone Secretion and Action
2. Growth Hormone Physiology
Philippe Backeljauw, Vivian Hwa
3. Sex Steroids and Growth Hormone Secretion
Diane E. J. Stafford
4. The Influence of Thyroid Hormone on Growth Hormone Secretion and Action
Angela M. Leung, Gregory A. Brent
5. Undernutrition, Inflammation and Catabolic Illness, and Growth Hormone Secretion
Charumathi Baskaran, Madhusmita Misra
6. Obesity and Growth Hormone Secretion
Takara L. Stanley
7. Metabolic Benefits of Growth Hormone Therapy
Roberto Lanes
Part II. Diagnosis of Human Growth Hormone Deficiency
8. Laboratory Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children
Constantin Polychronakos
9. Laboratory Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults
Kevin C. J. Yuen
10. Pituitary Gland Imaging
Natascia Iorgi, Giovanni Morana, Flavia Napoli, Andrea Rossi, Mohamad Maghnie
Part III. Etiologies of Human Growth Hormone Deficiency
11. Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Receptor and Growth Hormone Gene Abnormalities
Jan M. Wit, Monique Losekoot, Gerhard Baumann
12. Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
Frédéric Castinetti, Thierry Brue
13. Cranial Radiation and Growth Hormone Deficiency
Wassim Chemaitilly
14. Traumatic Brain Injury and Growth Hormone Deficiency
Erick Richmond, Alan D. Rogol
15. Syndromes Associated with Growth Hormone Deficiency
Sara A. DiVall
Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases
- Editor
- Cohen, Laurie E.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2016
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 13 pages
- Category
- Medicine, Health Care, Mode
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319280387
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-28036-3