Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and the Adrenal Gland: From Toxicity to Endocrine Disruption
Toxics, 2021 Endocrine disruptors are exogenous compounds that pollute the environment and have effects similar to hormones when inside the body. One of the most widespread endocrine disruptors in the wild is the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). Toxic
Ekaterina P. Timokhina +2 more
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Cerebral larval infection presenting as delayed encephalopathy and nonconvulsive status epilepticus: a case report [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Adult cerebral Toxocara canis larval infections are rare. Humans are infected by contacting soil that contains infectious eggs or by eating undercooked meat. We encountered a patient with cerebral T. canis infection who showed recurrent altered mentality
Jung-Ju Lee +6 more
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The Hormone of the Adrenal Cortex
Science, 1930 We have previously1 demonstrated that an extract which will definitely prolong the lives and ameliorate the symptoms of adrenal-ectomized cats can be made from the adrenal cortex.We have proposed t...
F A, Hartman, K A, Brownell
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Influences of various hormones on the megakaryocyte in bone-marrow tissue culture [PDF]
, 1959 In our study on the influences of various hormones and various endocrines on the megakaryocyte function by means of bone-marrow tissue culture, we obtained the following. 1.
Hiraki, Kiyoshi +2 more
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Contribution of the adrenal gland to the production of androstenedione and testosterone during the first two years of life [PDF]
, 1986 Androstenedione and testosterone were measured in whole adrenal glands of 56 previously healthy boys who died suddenly between birth and 2 yr of age. In each adrenal gland, the concentration of androstenedione considerably exceeded that of testosterone ...
Eisenmenger, Wolfgang +4 more
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Localisation of the melanocortin-2-receptor and its accessory proteins in the developing and adult adrenal gland [PDF]
, 2011 The melanocortin-2-receptor (MC2R)/MC2R accessory protein (MRAP) complex is critical to the production of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex. Inactivating mutations in either MC2R or MRAP result in the clinical condition familial glucocorticoid ...
Leonardo Guasti +9 more
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Majocchi's granuloma - Case report [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 We report the case of a three-year-old child who, following long term treatment with topical corticosteroids and their associations for a case of ringworm on the face developed a form of folliculitis known as Majocchi's Granuloma.
Izabel Cristina Soligo Kanaan +4 more
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Crusted scabies due to indiscriminate use of glucocorticoid therapy in infant [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017 Crusted or Norwegian scabies is a parasitic infectious disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis that mainly affects immunocompromised individuals and those with neurological patients.
Fernanda Carvalho da Rocha Lima +5 more
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Modulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis of an Arctic-breeding polygynandrous songbird, the Smith's longspur, Calcarius pictus [PDF]
, 2003 To successfully reproduce in the Arctic, birds must modulate their neuroendocrine and behavioural systems. These adjustments include an attenuation of the stress responsiveness of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to external stimuli and a ...
Wingfield, John C +3 more
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The organisational effects of adolescent gonadal hormones on behavioural development in rats [PDF]
, 2015 Gonadal steroid hormones play an important role in adolescent neural and behavioural development, causing changes that can be seen throughout life. Endogenous hormones have a direct impact on behaviour in both immediate and permanent ways by acting on ...
Kulbarsh, Kyle D.
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