TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 18. Endocrine Pathology A1 - Kemp, Walter L. A1 - Burns, Dennis K. A1 - Brown, Travis G. PY - 2008 T2 - Pathology: The Big Picture AB - In general, most endocrine pathology involves either the overproduction or the underproduction of a hormone. Overproduction of a given hormone may be caused by hyperplasia of the organ that produces the hormone, by a neoplastic process, or by some combination of the two processes. Underproduction of a given hormone, in contrast, may be caused by either destruction of the gland that produces the hormone or by conditions that deprive an endocrine organ of its normal trophic influence. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57055487 ER -