Growth Hormone and Related Disorders: From Clinics to Diagnosis

Growth Hormone and Related Disorders: From Clinics to Diagnosis, Volume 131 covers various topics related to growth hormone and its associated disorders when there is a GH excess, including their pathophysiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis. Chapters in this new release include Growth hormone: synthesis and regulation, GH and GnRH-gonadotropin secretion, Co-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas in Acromegaly: Classification, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies, Growth hormone and glycemic metabolism, Acromegaly: pathophysiology and etiology, Acromegaly: biochemical diagnosis, Acromegaly and clinical manifestations, and more.Additional sections discuss Gigantism, Acromegaly and genetics, Molecular markers of response to medical therapy in acromegaly, and Acromegaly and histopathology.Provides the latest information on growth hormones and associated disordersCovers Acromegaly, a rare, adult-onset endocrine disorder caused by GH hypersecretion by the pituitary glandPresents the latest information Gigantism, a rare condition that occurs in children and it is caused by the overproduction of GH before the growth plates of the long bones have closed