Editor: Korenman, Stanley G.; Editor: Surks, Martin I.
Hardback; Book; B&w and Colour Illustrations, References, Indexes
Published: September 1999
Blackwell Science Ltd
ISBN: 0632043970
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-- the Atlas of Clinical Endocrinology series provides a detailed and comprehensive visual exposition of all aspects of clinical endocrinology-- this volume reviews the functional biology of the thyroid gland-- provides a review of appropriate laboratory testing and guides the clinician in avoiding pitfalls in interpretation of results-- discusses the important role of autoimmunity in thyroid diseases-- color illustrations throughoutPart of a five-volume series on endocrinology in which Surks (medicine and pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine) presents 14 contributions that discuss how recent advances in our understanding of the thyroid hormone economy shed light on the alterations that occur.