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.