Oncohema Key

FIGURE 75-1. Graphic representation of the pathways of iodothyronine metabolism. The types 1 and 2 deiodinases (D1, D2) catalyze removal of the 5′ (or chemically equivalent 3′) iodine from T4…

FIGURE 61-1. Nomogram for calculating TmP/GFR. Calculations are done from fasting samples obtained in the morning. The urine is collected for 1 to 2 hours (the time period is not…

FIGURE 27-1. Components of eating behavior. Homeostatic hunger is hunger that results in eating in response to metabolic deficits and the ensuing signals. Hedonic and mood-related eating lead to consumption…

FIGURE 143-1. Diagram showing the zonal anatomy of the human prostate gland. Benign disease most commonly occurs in the transition zone (TZ), whereas malignant nodules are most prevalent in the…

FIGURE 86-1. Free T3 concentrations in different groups of patients, as reported by Chopra et al.31 In this report, patients with NTIS have significantly lowered free T3 levels than normal subjects….

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…