The Pituitary, Fourth Edition, authored by Shlomo Melmed (Editor), continues the tradition of a cogent blend of basic science and clinical medicine established in previous editions. This comprehensive text is devoted to the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of pituitary disorders. Extensively revised to reflect new knowledge derived from advances in molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, diagnostics, and therapeutics, it covers a wide spectrum of clinical disorders emanating from dysfunction of the master gland in detail.

Expert contributors provide fundamental mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis, offering readers an in-depth understanding of both normal and disordered pituitary hormone secretion and action. This extensive body of knowledge is invaluable for students, trainees, physicians, and scientists who need to understand critical pituitary functions and how to care for patients with pituitary disorders.

Chapters are designed to serve medical students, clinical and basic endocrinology trainees, endocrinologists, internists, pediatricians, gynecologists, and neurosurgeons. The text brings together pituitary experts from all areas of research and practice, taking readers from bench research to genomic and proteomic analysis, through clinical analysis and new therapeutic approaches.

This comprehensive yet integrated resource saves researchers and clinicians time in quickly accessing the very latest details on a broad range of issues related to normal and diseased pituitary function. It provides a common language for endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, OB/GYNs, and endocrine researchers to discuss how the pituitary gland and hormones affect each major organ system.

Published by Academic Press on December 29, 2016, with ISBN-13: 978-0128134214, this edition is a must-have for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of pituitary medicine and disorders. Read more about its content and insights.