FIGURE 111-1. Mature forms of human atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). Bold circles represent amino acids common to the three human hormones….
FIGURE 57-1. Comparison of the effects of surgical thyroparathyroidectomy with parathyroidectomy by cautery or surgery in the rat. (Data from Hirsch PF et al, Endocrinology 73:244–251, 1963.) Synthesis, Secretion, and Cells…
FIGURE 146-1. Schematic representation of changing insulin requirements over the course of pregnancy and after delivery in pregestational diabetes mellitus. (Data from Phelps RL, Metzger BE, Freinkel N: Medical management…
Patterns of contraceptive use vary across the world, and contraceptive choice depends on numerous factors. In the United States in 2002, over 38% of couples were sterilized, 27% were using…
PATHOGENESIS From a histologic point of view, two types of nodules (Figs. 82-1 and 82-2) may be discerned: a monoclonal and a polyclonal type. Studer and his group developed the…
FIGURE 126-1. The acquisition, storage and trafficking of cholesterol in steroidogenic cells. ACAT1, acylcoenzyme A cholesterolacyl transferase 1; FFA, free fatty acid; HMG-CoA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density…
FIGURE 104-1. Combined fetal adrenal weights according to gestational age. (Data from Young MC, Laurence KM, Hughes IA: Relationship between fetal adrenal morphology and anterior pituitary function, Horm Res 32:130–135,…
FIGURE 144-1. Formation of the morula with production of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), the first signal to the mother of the presence of pregnancy. As cell division occurs, hCG production…
FIGURE 108-1. Genetic causes of mineralocorticoid deficiency. The schematic cell represents a renal cell from the distal tubule/collecting duct segment, which expresses the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), is aldosterone (A) sensitive,…
FIGURE 140-1. Diagrammatic representation of sources of androgen and estrogen and the physiology of their actions. Most testosterone and approximately 15% of estradiol are secreted directly by the testes. Both…
