Insulin resistance : childhood precursors and adult disease / Philip S. Zeitler, Kristen J. Nadeau, editors.

Other author Zeitler, Philip Scott, 1957-
Other author Nadeau, Kristen J.
Format Book
Publication InfoTotowa, N.J. : Humana ; London : Springer [distributor], 2008.
Descriptionxi, 331 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesContemporary endocrinology
Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.) ^A811258
Contents Part I: Epidemiology -- The metabolic syndrome: definitions, controversies and clinical utility / Lewis W. Johnson and Ruth S. Weinstock -- Epidemiology of the metabolic syndrome and related disorders in children and adolescents / Jennifer L. Foltz and Stephen R. Cook -- Metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents worldwide / Orit Pinhas-Hamiel -- Maternal-fetal contributors to the insulin resistance syndrome in youth / Dana Dabelea -- Early childhood contributions to insulin resistance / David B. Dunger, Burak Salgin, and Ken K. Ong -- Part II: Pathophysiology -- Molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance / Boris Draznin -- Techniques used to assess insulin action / Michael J. Pagliassotti, Kyle T. Pfaffenbach, and Tracy J. Horton -- Adiposity is the enemy: body composition and insulin sensitivity / Janine Higgins and William T. Donahoo -- Ectopic fat deposition, adiponectin and insulin resistance in obese adolescents / Anna M.G. Cali and Sonia Caprio -- Mediators of insulin resistance / Rocio I. Pereira and David M. Maahs -- Insulin resistance and the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease / Ramzi Ajjan, Mark T. Kearney, and Peter J. Grant -- Insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease / Cecilia C. Low Wang -- The liver and insulin resistance: the important convergence of endocrinology and hepatology / Charissa Y. Chang, Kerry Whitt, Zhenqi Liu, and Stephen H. Caldwell -- Polycystic ovary syndrome and metabolic syndrome / Marie-Hélène Pesant and Jean-Patrice Baillargeon -- Part III: Treatment -- Effects of exercise in metabolic syndrome and diabetes: a central role for insulin sensitivity / Irene E. Shcauer, Judith G. Regensteiner, and Jane E.B. Reusch -- Weight loss medications and the metabolic syndrome / Linda L. Buckley and Daniel Berressen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008928056
ISBN9781588298751 :
ISBN1588298752