Williams Textbook of Endocrinology

Dr. Melmed co-edits Endocrinology: Basic and Clinical Principles, is the Neuroendocrine Section Editor for DeGroot and Jameson's Textbook of Endocrinology, and Williams Textbook of Endocrinology; and is pituitary section author for Harrison's Textbook of Medicine. In addition to being the Editor-in-Chief of Pituitary, he is on the editorial board of Journal of Clinical Investigation and past Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology.

SECTION I: HORMONES AND HORMONE ACTION 1.Principles of Endocrinology (Henry M. Kronenberg, Shlomo Melmed, P. Reed Larsen, and Kenneth S. Polonsky) 2.The Endocrine Patient (Daniel D. Federman) 3.Genetic Control of Peptide Hormone Formation (Joel F. Habener) 4.Mechanism of Action of Hormones that Act as Nuclear Hormone Receptors (Mitchell A. Lazar) 5.Mechanism of Action of Hormones that Act at the Cell Surface (Allen Spiegel, Christin Carter-Su, and Simeon I. Taylor) 6.Laboratory Techniques for Recognition of Endocrine Disorders (George G. Klee) SECTION II: HYPOTHALAMUS AND PITUITARY 7.Neuroendocrinology (Roger D. Cone, Malcolm J. Low, Joel K. Elmquist, and Judy L. Cameron) 8.The Anterior Pituitary (Shlomo Melmed and David L. Kleinberg) 9.The Posterior Pituitary (Alan G. Robinson and Joseph G. Verbalis) SECTION III: THYROID 10.THYROID physiology and Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients with Thyroid Disorders (P. Reed Larsen, Terry F. Davies, Martin-Jean Schlumberger, and Ian D. Hay) 11.Thyrotoxicosis (Terry F. Davies and P. Reed Larsen) 12.Hypothyroidism and Thyroiditis (P. Reed Larsen and Terry F. Davies) 13.Nontoxic Goiter and Thyroid Neoplasia (Martin-Jean Schlumberger, Sebastiano Filetti, and Ian D. Hay) SECTION IV: ADRENAL 14.The Adrenal Cortex (Paul M. Stewart) 15.Endocrine Hypertension (Robert G. Dluhy, Jennifer E. Lawrence, and Gordon H. Williams) SECTION V: REPRODUCTION 16.The Physiology and Pathology of the Female Reproductive Axis (Serdar E. Bulun and Eli Y. Adashi) 17.Fertility Control: Current Approaches and Global Aspects (Michael Kafrissen and Eli Y. Adashi) 18.Disorders of the Testes and the Male Reproductive Tract (James E. Griffin and Jean D. Wilson) 19.Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women (Shalender Bhasin, Jennifer Berman, Laura Berman, and Wayne J.G. Hellstrom) SECTION VI: ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE LIFE SPAN 20.Endocrine Changes of Pregnancy (Glenn D. Braunstein) 21.Endocrinology of Fetal Development (Delbert A. Fisher) 22.Disorders of Sex Differentiation (Melvin M. Grumbach, Felix A. Conte, and Ieuan A. Hughes) 23.Normal and Aberrant Growth (Edward O. Reiter and Ron G. Rosenfeld) 24.Puberty: Ontogeny, Neuroendocrinology, Physiology, and Disorders (Melvin M. Grumbach and Dennis M. Styne) 25.Endocrinology and Aging (Steven W.J. Lamberts SECTION VII: MINERAL METABOLISM 26.Hormones and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism (F. Richard Bringhurst, Marie B. Demay, and Henry M. Kronenberg) 27.Metabolic Bone Disease (Lawrence G. Raisz, Barbara E. Kream, and Joseph A. Lorenzo) 28.Kidney Stones (Rebeca D. Monk and David A. Bushinsky) SECTION VIII: DISORDERS OF CAROHYDRATE AND LIPID METABOLISM 29.Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (John B. Buse, Kenneth S. Polonsky, and Charles F. Burant) 30.Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (George S. Eisenbarth, Kenneth S. Polonsky, and John B. Buse) 31.Complications of Diabetes Mellitus (Michael Brownlee, Lloyd P. Aiello, Eli Friedman, Aaron I. Vinik, Richard W. Nesto, and Andrew J.M. Boulton) 32.Glucose Homeostasis and Hypoglycemia (Philip E. Cryer) 33.Obesity (Samuel Klein and Johannes A. Romijn) 34.Disorders of Lipid Metabolism (Robert W. Mahley, Karl H. Weisgraber, and Robert V. Farese, Jr.) SECTION IX: POLYENDOCRINE DISORDERS 35.Pathogenesis of Endocrine Tumors (Andrew Arnold) 36.Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias (Robert F. Gagel and Stephen J. Marx) 37.The Immunoendocrinopathy Syndromes (George S. Eisenbarth and Peter A. Gottlieb) SECTION X: PARAENDOCRINE AND NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES 38.Gastrointestinal Hormones and Gut Endocrine Tumors (Robin P. Boushey and Daniel J. Drucker) 39.Endocrine Responsive Cancer (Richard Santen) 40.Humoral Manifestations of Malignancy (Gordon J. Strewler) 41. Carcinoid Tumors, Carcinoid Syndrome, and Related Disorders (Kjell E. Oberg) INDEX