FIGURE 18-1. Selective antiestrogen treatment inhibits pituitary tumor growth in vivo. Pretreatment (baseline) and posttreatment tumor volumes and serum prolactin (PRL) levels after mini osmotic pumps infusion of vehicle or…
FIGURE 25-1. Growth hormone (GH) regulatory axis: Major factors regulating GH release. GH is secreted after the integration of diverse hypothalamic stimuli. It stimulates insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) production by…
FIGURE 56-1. The parathyroid hormone (PTH)/PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) receptor interacts with indistinguishable efficiency and efficacy with PTH and PTHrP, and it activates at least two distinct second messenger systems, cyclic…
FIGURE 68-1. Hip fracture incidence as a function of BMD measured at the hip, spine, and forearm in postmenopausal women. (Data from Cummings SR, Black DM, Nevitt MC, et al: Bone…
Although the question is not settled, there is a growing consensus in the literature that minimally invasive techniques may be employed for excision of primary adrenal malignancy in appropriately selected…
FIGURE 148-1. Maternal serum levels of unconjugated estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), and estriol (E3) from the last menstrual flow through a conceptual cycle to term pregnancy. The points represent mean…
FIGURE 136-1. Comparison of testicular components and cells from Asian (A), Hispanic (B), and white (C) men. Based on data from ref. 5. Spermatogenesis Mammalian spermatogenesis, including in humans, is…
FIGURE 103-1. Adrenal steroidogenesis. Biosynthetic pathways from cholesterol to mineralocorticoids (aldosterone), glucocorticoids (cortisol), and androgens (androstenedione) are shown and the cellular locations of enzyme activities indicated. CMO, Corticosterone methyl oxidase;…
FIGURE 125-1. Photomicrograph of an adult primate ovary showing the follicular and luteal units in the cortex and large blood vessels and nerves in the medulla. Gf, Graafian follicle; pf,…
FIGURE 76-1. Regulation of thyroid hormone production in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Thyroid hormone is produced in the thyroid gland under control of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Circulating hormones exert multiple effects…
