Author : Uri Alon
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780849367854
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (678 download)
Book Synopsis Phosphate in Pediatric Health and Disease by : Uri Alon
Download or read book Phosphate in Pediatric Health and Disease written by Uri Alon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1993-06-11 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phosphate in Pediatric Health and Disease provides a state-of-the-art overview of normal physiology, pathophysiology, genetics, clinical and therapeutic aspects of different types of phosphate homeostasis in early life. The book reviews the developmental physiology of phosphate metabolism from the fetus to the adolescent. It describes the pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with perturbations in phosphate homeostasis as well as discusses the different clinical conditions related to abnormal mineral metabolism, parathyroid hormone and vitamin D in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and the modern diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. This book will benefit pediatricians, endocrinologists, neurologists, nutritionists, and researchers in the field of mineral metabolism.