Eliza B. Geer's The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Health and PDF

By Eliza B. Geer

Cushing´s syndrome is a unprecedented affliction that's linked to many co-morbidities resembling systemic high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, impaired immune functionality, and psychiatric affliction, all of which critically decrease caliber of lifestyles and existence expectancy. This booklet stories the function of cortisol within the human physique, targeting the consequences of extra cortisol due to Cushing’s syndrome in addition to the function of the HPA axis in metabolism, irritation, and neuropsychiatric functionality. the quantity will hide easy mechanistic facts, medical results info, and novel remedies. additionally mentioned are every little thing from abnormalities of the HPA axis, to the function of the HPA axis within the improvement of neuropsychiatric issues and metabolic issues, to new definitions of Cushing’s remission and recurrence. The Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis in well-being and sickness will offer a entire and multi-disciplinary overview of the pathophysiology and results of extra cortisol in the human physique and mind in addition to the position of the HPA axis in different sickness states.

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