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Second edition. Edited by Shlomo Melmed. 747 pp., illustrated. Malden, Mass., Blackwell, 2002. $250. ISBN 0-632-04357-1.

This excellent second edition is an update of the highly successful first edition of The Pituitary, published in 1995. For the pituitary, a small gland albeit the "master gland" of the endocrine system, a surprising amount has changed since then. There have been major advances in the molecular biology of pituitary hormone production and action, and there is now a better understanding of the pathogenesis of pituitary tumors and clinical syndromes resulting in perturbation of pituitary function. There have also been major advances in the clinical management of pituitary disorders. We now better understand the morbidity and mortality associated with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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