Prolactin Disorders: From Basic Science to Clinical Management

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
 History of Prolactin Disorders  (John AH Wass)....Pages 1-10
 Pituitary Anatomy and Development  (Ronald M. Lechan, Knarik Arkun, Roberto Toni)....Pages 11-53
 Prolactin Assays and Regulation of Secretion: Animal and Human Data  (Nadine Binart, Jacques Young, Philippe Chanson)....Pages 55-78
 Physiological Actions and Receptors  (Nelson D. Horseman)....Pages 79-93
 Prolactin Excess and Deficiency: Epidemiology, Causes (Excluding Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors)  (Rocío Villar Taibo, Mildred Sifontes Dubon, Ignacio Bernabeu Morón, Felipe F. Casanueva)....Pages 95-110
 Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Epidemiology and Natural History  (Lisa L. Morselli, Janet A. Schlechte)....Pages 111-126
 Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Pathology, Clinical Manifestations, and Diagnosis  (Andrea Glezer, Marcello D. Bronstein)....Pages 127-136
 Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Clinical Management  (Alexander Faje, Marcus A. Zachariah, Brooke Swearingen)....Pages 137-159
 Prolactin and Pregnancy  (Mark E. Molitch)....Pages 161-174
 Prolactinomas in Children and Adolescents  (Takara L. Stanley, Madhusmita Misra)....Pages 175-187
 Prolactinomas in Men  (Dominique Maiter)....Pages 189-204
 Plurihormonal Adenomas  (Artak Labadzhyan, Shlomo Melmed)....Pages 205-217
 Aggressive Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas and Carcinomas  (Dongyun Zhang, Anthony P. Heaney)....Pages 219-236
Back Matter ....Pages 237-242