00000cmm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611254822 Buklod 20140506095626.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 110810s2011 xxu u | eng d 9781607613176 (eBook) 1607613174 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00215705864 DLC DML eng DMLUC RC 658 G76 2011eb Growth hormone related diseases and therapy [electronic resource] a molecular and physiological perspective for the clinician Ken Ho, editor. New York Humana Press c2011. 1 online resource (xiv, 411 p.) ill. (some col.) Contemporary endocrinology. Growth Hormone Receptor in Growth -- Ghrelin in the Regulation of GH Secretion and Other Pituitary Hormones -- Growth Hormone Pulsatility and its Impact on Growth and Metabolism in Humans -- Metabolic Actions of Growth Hormone -- Molecular Genetics of Congenital Growth Hormone Deficiency -- Structural Abnormalities in Congenital Growth Hormone Deficiency -- Genetic Causes of Familial Pituitary Adenomas -- The Epidemiology of Growth Hormone Deficiency -- Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults -- Transition from Puberty to Adulthood -- Issues in Long-Term Management of Adults with Growth Hormone Deficiency -- Quality of Life in Acromegaly and Growth Hormone Deficiency -- The Value of GH and IGF-I Measurements in the Management of Acromegaly -- The Role of Somatostatin Analogues in Treatment of Acromegaly -- The Role of External Beam Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Acromegaly -- Mortality and Morbidity in Acromegaly: Impact of Disease Control -- GHR Antagonist: Efficacy and Safety -- Long-Acting Growth Hormone Analogues -- Growth Hormone Supplementation in the Elderly -- Growth Hormone in Sports: Is There Evidence of Benefit. Pituitary gland Diseases. Human growth Endocrine aspects. Human Growth Hormone physiology. Growth Disorders drug therapy. Growth Disorders genetics. Human Growth Hormone genetics. Human Growth Hormone therapeutic use. Electronic books. Ho, Ken K. Y. 1950-. SpringerLink (Online service). Available for the University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-60761-317-6 FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource