Gastroenteropancreatic System and Its Tumors: P, Vinik,#

Gastroenteropancreatic System and Its Tumors: Part II, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism ClinicsAuthor(s): Aaron I. Vinik\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, United Kingdom\nImprint: W B Saunders Co Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781455704408, 978-1455704408\nSynopsis\nThis two-part issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America provides the endocrinologist with comprehensive essential updates about tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic system. Topics covered include the history and development of the gastroenteropancreatic endocrine axis; the changing face and epidemiology of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs); chromogranins current state of the art, pathology of gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) disorders; new and emerging syndromes related to gastrointestinal (GI) hormones; an update on incretins; prospects for ghrelin in the clinic, obesity/appetite and hedonism; GI motility disorders; gastric bypass and GI hormones; pancreatic exocrine function and GI hormones; ha.