FIGURE 142-1. Pooled summary of contraceptive efficacy from two World Health Organization male contraceptive efficacy studies,4,5 where contraceptive failure rate (pregnancy rate) is plotted against the current sperm concentration in…
FIGURE 16-1. Demonstration of clonality of pituitary adenomas. Southern blots from extracts of gonadotroph adenomas (c lanes) and peripheral leukocytes (d lanes) of five women who were heterozygous for the…
FIGURE 97-1. Outline of regulation and actions of glucocorticoids. See text for details. Normal glucocorticoid levels are regulated in a range and time course that reflect varying physiologic needs as…
Figure 22-1. Anatomic relationship among the pineal gland, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland. The pineal gland also receives parasympathetic and peptidergic innervation originating in the hypothalamus, mesolimbic system, and visual structures….
Chapter 124 The Endocrinology of Sexual Behavior and Gender Identity Louis J. Gooren Prenatal, Postnatal, and Childhood Years Sexual Differentiation Brain Sexual Differentiation Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Complete Androgen Insensitivity…
FIGURE 35-1. Structure of proglucagon and the proglucagon-derived peptides. The amino acid sequences of glucagon, glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1, and GLP-2 are shown, as well as the cleavage site for dipeptidyl…
FIGURE 3-1. Schematic diagram of the anterograde secretory pathway in a peptide hormone–secreting endocrine cell. Secretory proteins synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are transported to and through Golgi stacks…
Neonatal diabetes is rare and may be transient or permanent.37 Several genetic defects have been identified in these patients, most notably mutations in the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channel (KATP)…
