The Frontiers of Paediatric Neuroendocrinology

The Hypothalamic Mechanism of the Onset of Puberty; Isolation and Characterization of the Gene Responsible for the X-Chromosome-Linked Kallmann's Syndrome; Clinical Implications of the Genetic Defects in the Kallmann's Syndrome; Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Therapy of Central Precocious Puberty; Growth Patterns, Final Heights and Completion of Puberty Following Discontinuation of Treatment; Final Height and Progression of the Puberty Following Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Therapy for Precocious Puberty; Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Management Priorities in Constitutional Delay; Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis; The Role of Inflammatory Neuromodulators; Central Control of Adrenarche; Development of the Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Childhood and Adolescence; Diagnosis and Management of Paediatric Cushing's Syndrome - A Series of 13 Cases; Neurosurgical Management of Cushing's Disease in Children; Radiological Imaging of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders in Childhood; Imaging Abnormalities in the Diagnosis of Hypopituitarism; Tumours of the Hypothalamic Region: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects; Radiation-Induced Growth-Hormone Deficiency; The Vasopressin Gene and Its Defects; The Education of Developing T Cells in Neuro-endocrine Self Principles: Evidence for an Evolutionary Continuum of Immuno-endocrine Interactions; Hypothalamic Control of Growth-Hormone Synthesis and Secretion; Animal Models of Relevance to Human Growth-Hormone Disorders in Early Life; Foetal and Neonatal Somatotroph Function; Physiological Growth-Hormone Secretion; Changes with Age, Stature and Puberty; Pubertal Correlates of Growth-Hormone Secretion; Effect of Insulin Status on Growth-Hormone Secretion and Action; Neuro-endocrine Basis for Insufficient Growth Hormone and Its Assessment; Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factors on Neuro-endocrine Function; Current Status of Therapy with Growth-Hormone-Releasing Neuro-peptides.