By Aart Jan van der Lely, Albert Beckers, Adrian Daly, Steven W. Lamberts, David R. Clemmons
This ebook reports the pathophysiology and actual manifestations of acromegaly and discusses the a number of remedies now on hand for the administration of the sufferer with acromegaly. The publication includes an plentiful variety of illustrations that support to stress issues of specific curiosity, together with radiological, histopathological, and actual prognosis pictures. Sections are dedicated to detailing vital subject matters together with determinants of pathological results of sickness job in acromegaly, person healing offerings and standards for prognosis, and disorder keep watch over.
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Beckers 47 48 I. Pathology Figure 12 Electron micrograph of somatomammotroph cells stained simultaneously for GH (15 nm particles) and prolactin (10 nm particles). Both hormones are present in the same granules. Source: A. Beckers Figure 13 Electron micrograph showing double-gold immunostain in a mixed GH/prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma. A prolactin-secreting cell is shown on the left, while a GH-secreting cell is on the right. Source: A. Beckers 3. Epidemiology, Pathology, and Complications 49 Figure 14 Pituitary hyperplasia due to the effects of a GHRH-secreting carcinoid tumor associated with GH hypersecretion and acromegaly.
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