FIGURE 98-1. Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) domain structure and signaling pathway. A, GR is composed of an amino-terminal transactivation domain (NTD), DNA-binding domain (DBD), hinge region (H), and ligand-binding domain (LBD)….
FIGURE 26-1. Height velocity chart for boys aged 0 to 19 years. Centiles 3 to 97 illustrated with 50th centile in bold. Shaded zone, Variation in timing of pubertal growth…
FIGURE 85-1. Individual and median values of thyroid function tests in various grades of primary hypothyroidism. Interrupted horizontal lines indicate upper (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]) and lower (free thyroxine [FT4] and…
FIGURE 40-1. Pathophysiologic mechanisms and clinical presentations in type 1 diabetes mellitus. The clinical presentation in T1DM can be classical or emergency diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), depending on the extent of…
FIGURE 116-1. Schema of the structures of inhibin, the α subunit containing peptide pro-αC, αN, activin, and follistatin. Note that 31-kD inhibin is derived from the 58-kD form by proteolytic…
FIGURE 114-1. Nocturnal serum concentration profiles of growth hormone (GH) illustrate the differences between the acute phase and the chronic phase of critical illness in an intensive care setting. (From…
FIGURE 72-1. Gross anatomy of the thyroid. A, Anterior view. B, Posterior view. In a normal adult, the entire gland is approximately 6 to 7 cm wide, 3 to 4 cm long,…
FIGURE 87-1. Classification of thyroid nodules on the basis of results from clonality studies. Such studies imply that most thyroid nodules are “true” thyroid tumors compared with polyclonal hyperplastic nodules….
FIGURE 115-1. The primary amino acid sequences of naturally occurring decapeptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) structural variants spanning approximately 600 million years of evolution. Boxed regions show the conserved aminoterminal and…
FIGURE 51-1. Association between mean glucose level as measured by level of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and presence of retinopathy in older patients (55 to 75 years) with type 2 diabetes…
