Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
G Proteins, Receptors, and Disease
Allen M. . Ed(S): Spiegel
€ 65.41
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for G Proteins, Receptors, and Disease
Paperback. Editor(s): Spiegel, Allen M. Series: Contemporary Endocrinology. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 647.
"Theoretically, one should obtain essentially the same clinical picture from failure of an end-organ to respond to a hormone as from a decreased production or absence of said hormone. " With these words, Fuller Albright began his now classic paper describing a novel disease, pseudo hypoparathyroidism (PHP), and a novel concept, hormone resis- tance as a cause of disease. Soon, other hormone resistance disorders such as nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) were recognized, and the concept was extended to resistance to other substances such as calcium ions in familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH). Later, diseases characterized by excess rather than deficient hormone ... Read more
"Theoretically, one should obtain essentially the same clinical picture from failure of an end-organ to respond to a hormone as from a decreased production or absence of said hormone. " With these words, Fuller Albright began his now classic paper describing a novel disease, pseudo hypoparathyroidism (PHP), and a novel concept, hormone resis- tance as a cause of disease. Soon, other hormone resistance disorders such as nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) were recognized, and the concept was extended to resistance to other substances such as calcium ions in familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH). Later, diseases characterized by excess rather than deficient hormone ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Endocrinology
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781461272908
SKU
V9781461272908
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for G Proteins, Receptors, and Disease
Winner of one of the Best 1998 Health Sciences Books Awards! "The book meets the stated objective. . .[of] providing the reader with a complete review of the known molecular and genetic details of the G protein signal cascade and related diseases. . .Each chapter is truly a state-of-the-art description."4 Stars!-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal ... Read more