Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes

Clinical Medicine: Endocrinology and Diabetes

Objectives: To investigate the role of insulin resistance (IR) and insulin plasma levels (IRI) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: We recruited the following patients: 125 with HCC, 128 with liver cirrhosis (LC) and 133 with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). IR was assessed by the HOMA-IR method. To define IR and hyperinsulinemia we selected as a c...

Current Topics in Experimental Endocrinology

This is the first volume in a series designed to provide a continuing overview of new experimental procedures and concepts in the field of endocrinology. The editors have gathered a distinguished group of contributors, and some topics, such as "Basic Concepts of Saturation Analysis Techniques" by R. P. Ekins and "Endocrinological Implications of Prostaglandins" by J. D. Flack, P. Ramwell, and J...

Endocrinology, Clinical Application and Treatment

Greenspan’s Basic and Clinical Endocrinology

In Greenspan’s Basic and Clinical Endocrinology, the authors of each chapter succinctly develop complex physiological processes mediated by the endocrine system. Two additional chapters on obesity and endocrine hypertension have been included in this edition of the textbook. These chapters are extremely useful in educating medical professionals to tackle obesity and hypertension by understandin...

Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

A surgically removed pituitary adenomas, approximately 30-35% appear to be silent, unassociated with clinical or biochemical evidence of any anterior pituitary hormone excess (1, 2). However, with routine immunocytochemical staining of the pituitary tumor tissue, immunoreactive hormone material can be demonstrated in a substantial number of these seemingly nonfunctioning tumors (2). Clinically ...