Recent Progress in Pediatric Endocrinology [antikvár]

Preface The field of pediatric endocrinology has become a rapidly moving area of research. In the five years since the first symposium was held on Recent Progress in Pediatric Endocrinology, many new and major advances have been made in the field. This volume presents state of the art information, providing a useful overview of new basic data and of the available therapeutic possibilities. Recent advances are highlighted by European and American specialists in each area. Topics discussed include disorders of calcium and vitamin D metabolism, pediatric thyroid function and its alterations during development, early puberty, adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing's syndrome, and the role of somatomedin, growth hormoné, and prolactin in development. G. Chiumello and M. Sperling