Research Catalog

Title

Hormone resistance and hypersensitivity states / editors, George P. Chrousos, Jerrold M. Olefsky, Ellis Samols.

Publication

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chrousos, George P.
• Olefsky, Jerrold M.
• Samols, Ellis

Description

xvi, 542 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Series Statement

Modern endocrinology

Uniform Title

Modern endocrinology.

Subjects

• Hypersensitivity
• Hormone resistance
• Hormones > metabolism
• Hormone Antagonists > therapeutic use

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. History of Hormone Resistance / Ellis Samols -- 2. Biorhythms, Pulsatility, and Hormone Resistance / Johannes D. Veldhuis -- 3. Counterregulatory Factors / Philip E. Cryer -- 4. Prereceptor Hormone Resistance / Phillip Gorden -- 5. The Role of Cell Surface Receptors in Hormone and Growth Factor Signaling: An Overview / Derek L. Le Roith, Andrew A. Butler and Vicky A. Blakesley -- 6. Tyrosine Kinases / Simeon I. Taylor -- 7. Resistance to Somatostatin Analogue Therapy / Leo J. Hofland, W. W. de Herder and Steven W. J. Lamberts -- 8. Mutations of the Insulin Receptor / Jonathan Whittaker -- 9. Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance in Obesity / David E. Kelley -- 10. Endocrine and Pharmacologic Causes of Insulin Resistance / Rosalind D. Leaming and Melvin J. Prince -- 11. Obesity and Hormone Resistance: Comparing Apples with Pears / Alan N. Peiris -- 12. Insulin Resistance in Patients with IDDM / Hannele Yki-Jarvinen --
• 13. Leptin Resistance and Obesity / Michael W. Schwartz and Denis G. Baskin -- 14. Molecular Mechanisms for Resistance to Thyroid Hormone / Paul M. Yen -- 15. The Syndrome of Resistance to Thyrotropin (TSH) / Nicholas J. Sarlis and Paul M. Yen -- 16. Somatic Mutations: Hot Thyroid Nodules, Clonal Adenoma / Victor J. Bernet and Kenneth D. Burman -- 17. Growth Hormone Resistance (Laron Syndrome) / Zvi Laron -- 18. The PTH/PTHrP Receptor in Human Diseases / Percy H. Carter and Ernestina Schipani -- 19. Ca[superscript 2+]-Sensing Receptor Abnormalities / Maria Veronica Mericq and Jeffrey Baron -- 20. Hereditary Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets / Julia Barsony -- 21. Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus / Daniel G. Bichet -- 22. Hormone Resistance in Fetus and Mother During Pregnancy / Robert E. Ratner and Maureen D. Passaro -- 23. Steroidogenic Factor I (SF-I) / Keith L. Parker --
• 24. Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (StAR): The Regulator of the Rapid Steroidogenic Response to Trophic Stimulation / Staci E. Pollack, Futoshi Arakane, Caleb B. Kallen, Hidemichi Watari, Marianthi Kiriakidou and Jerome F. Strauss III -- 25. X-linked Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita (AHC): A DAXI Deficiency Disorder / Eric Vilain, Wei-Wen Guo, Megha Patel and Edward R. B. McCabe -- 26. Glucocorticoid Resistance and Hypersensitivity States / Denis P. Franchimont, Alessandra Vottero, Tomoshige Kino and George P. Chrousos -- 27. Pseudohypoaldosteronism: Sporadic and Familial Mineralocortoid Resistance / Keiko Arai, Tamotsu Shibasaki and George P. Chrousos -- 28. Glucocorticoid Modulation of Neural and Endocrine Control of Blood Pressure: Alterations in the Sensitivity of Vasopressor Systems / Robert Fraser and Guthrie Blackhurst -- 29. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome / Claude J. Migeon, Amy B. Wisniewski and Terry R. Brown --
• 30. Familial Male Precocious Puberty / Ellen Werber Leschek and Gordon B. Cutler -- 31. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Resistance - The Triple A Syndrome / Constantine Tsigos -- 32. Estrogen Resistance / Eric P. Smith -- 33. Aromatase Deficiency / Serdar E. Bulun and Evan R. Simpson -- 34. Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor-Mediated Resistance and Autonomy States / Ana C. Latronico and George P. Chrousos -- 35. Glucocorticoid Hypersensitivity / Sayomi Iida, Hiroshi Fujii and Kaname Moriwaki -- 36. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Hypersensitivity Syndrome: A Preliminary Study / Yukitaka Miyachi, Naoki Hiroi, Fumiatu Yakushiji, Masako Shimojo, Minako Matumoto, Hana Matoba, Hajime Uesiba and Kumiko Tuboi -- 37. Aromatase Excess: In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence of P-450arom Overactivity and Associated Clinical Syndromes / Constantine A. Stratakis -- 38. Future Perspectives / Ellis Samols.

ISBN

0781714974 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2001038927

OCLC

• ocm47965066
• SCSB-4794695

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries