Endocrinology – serie

Written by leading international specialists, this book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of endocrine-based female reproductive disorders. Particularly focusing on the Hypothalamus – Pituitary – Ovary (HPO) axis as the main driver of reproduction in women, it discusses amenorrhea;

Pediatric Endocrinology covers all of the main aspects of translational endocrinology and clinical practice, making it an ideal resource for both paediatricians and endocrinologists.

This book comprehensively describes bone metabolism and diverse bone metabolic disorders from an endocrine medicine perspective. Moreover, it addresses not only common bone diseases, but also more recent discoveries concerning rare skeletal disorders. Recognizing endocrinologists’ growing interest in the field of bone metabolism, it provides expert guidance and represents an innovative and unique compendium.The book is intended as a major reference source for endocrinologists, basic and clinical scientists alike. It is published as part of the SpringerReference program, which offers access to “living” editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process

This book comprehensively describes bone metabolism and diverse bone metabolic disorders from an endocrine medicine perspective. Moreover, it addresses not only common bone diseases, but also more recent discoveries concerning rare skeletal disorders. Recognizing endocrinologists’ growing interest in the field of bone metabolism, it provides expert guidance and represents an innovative and unique compendium.The book is intended as a major reference source for endocrinologists, basic and clinical scientists alike. It is published as part of the SpringerReference program, which offers access to “living” editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process

This book provides the reader with comprehensive information on the interactions between diabetes and a wide range of comorbid conditions and on disease management in such patients.

This book describes how exposure to various classes of endocrine disruptors, as well as other environmental chemicals targeting the endocrine system by alternative non-endocrine mechanisms, impact on endocrinological and endocrinological-related diseases. It includes comprehensive reviews of all aspects of environmental endocrinology, ranging from sources and patterns of exposure and identification of endocrine targets to direct endocrine disruptive mechanisms and indirect actions on the endocrine system, the latter including endocrine cell-directed cytotoxicity, oxidative damage, and genetic and epigenetic aberrations resulting in endocrine damage. It also examines the causal pathways and offers an extensive overview of downstream endocrinological and endocrinological-related disorders. In addition, several chapters focus on transgenerational actions, which are a topic of particular interest. Lastly, evidence from preclinical and clinical studies provides the basis for an in-depth, critical discussion of each topic. The book is part of the SpringerReference program, which provides access to ‘living editions’ that are constantly updated using a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

This book provides an overview of endocrine diseases associated with alterations of salt metabolism, with a focus on clinical and pathophysiological aspects. It covers various topics in the endocrine control of salt and water homeostasis, such as neuroendocrine determinants of water balance, adrenal hormone biosynthesis, hormonal function in target renal cells, and dysfunction of hormonal target effectors in the kidney. It also features an update on the clinical management of these diseases, including new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.Written by a combination of recognized and emerging experts in the field, this book is intended as a major reference work, not only for endocrinologists and nephrologists, but also for pediatricians, neonatologists, cardiologists, and emergency medicine and intensive care specialists, who can be faced with the management of endocrine diseases responsible of salt and water imbalance. The book is part of the SpringerReference program, which provides access to ‘living editions’ that are constantly updated using a dynamic, peer-review publishing process.

This reference work is strong informative about the role of the gut microbiome in organism metabolism and fully discusses the relationship between gut alterations and/or gut microbiome-derived metabolites and the pathogenesis of many diseases, as well as recent advances in clinical applications of microbiome and microbial effector molecules.It clearly shows how the microbiome research is a growing field in molecular and clinical sciences, due to technical advances based on high throughput genetic sequencing technologies and omics analyses that empower systems biology-based methods for precision health monitoring and treatment. It will help in understanding that high diversity of the microbial communities in the gut is important to preserve health and microbiome alterations, not only in nutrition associated diseases like obesity and diabetes, but also in many chronic inflammatory, cardiovascular, oncological and neurological disorders.Written by renown experts in the field,this reference work is intended for clinicians, residents, specialists and physicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of affected patients. It is published as part of the SpringerReference program, which provides access to live editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

This reference work  provides comprehensive data about neuroendocrine neoplasms. Written by some of the most noted experts across 5 continents, this book provides innovative classification and all the recent advances in tumor biology and molecular characterization, as well as in diagnosis, definition of prognosis and treatment of neuroendocrine neoplasia. This book is a reference tool for practitioners involved in the management of patients, namely oncologists, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, surgeons, pathologists, biologists, as well as other specialists facing patients with neuroendocrine neoplasia because of peculiar aspects (cardiologists, pneumologists, nutritionists, psychologists).  It is published as part of the SpringerReference program, which offers access to “living” editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

This comprehensive reference aims to highlight the links between food intake, nutritional status and endocrine regulation.

This second edition provides a comprehensive overview of endocrinology of the male reproductive system, explaining how it works and how, sometimes, it fails to work. World-class specialists present state of the art knowledge on all aspects, including anatomy, physiology, molecular biology, genetics and pathophysiology. Moreover, the book provides comprehensive description of testicular diseases, considering the clinical manifestations, the endocrine aspects, the clinical management and the therapies available. Extensive consideration is given to sexual development, testicular function, the clinical approach to disorders of male reproduction, male hypogonadism, sexual dysfunction, and male infertility. Moreover, specific insight on future direction in testicular and reproductive disease management are carefully reported. In addition, sociodemographic, psychological, ethical and other humanistic aspects of male reproduction and its disorders are discussed. The book is intended as a major reference for endocrinologists, andrologists, and sexologists, as well as basic and clinical scientists. It is published as part of the Springer Reference program, which delivers access to living editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of endocrinology of the male reproductive system, explaining how it works and how, sometimes, it fails to work. World-class specialists present state of the art knowledge on all aspects, including anatomy, physiology, molecular biology, genetics, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations of testicular diseases, endocrine aspects of andrological and sexual diseases, and therapy. Extensive consideration is given to sexual development, testicular function, the clinical approach to disorders of male reproduction, male hypogonadism, sexual dysfunction, and male infertility. In addition, sociodemographic, psychological, and ethical aspects of male reproductive disorders are discussed. The book is intended as a major reference for endocrinologists, andrologists, and sexologists, as well as basic and clinical scientists. It is published as part of the SpringerReference program, which delivers access to living editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

This book presents the state of the art in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of hypothalamic and pituitary disorders. In addition, individual chapters focus on the neuroendocrinology of energy homeostasis and of bone metabolism, metabolic derangement secondary to pituitary dysfunction, and pituitary control of the endocrine pancreas.

This volume provides comprehensive coverage of the current knowledge of the physiology of the endocrine system and hormone synthesis and release, transport, and action at the molecular and cellular levels.

After an opening section that addresses thyroid physiology and laboratory evaluation, each of the major thyroid diseases and their subtypes is discussed, covering goiter and thyroid nodule, thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis, and thyroid carcinoma.

This book provides the reader with comprehensive information on the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, clinical features, prevention, and treatment of diabetes with the aim of empowering health care providers in their daily battle against the disease.

Particular attention is given to the consequences of obesity, including an ever -increasing number of other diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer, as well as conditions such as arthropathy, asthma, non-alcoholic liver disease, and dementia.

This work offers a comprehensive reference guide to help clinicians in the field of Internal Medicine addressing common aspects of endocrinological disorders in their daily practice.