Corticoid injection as a predictive factor of results of carpal tunnel release [PDF]
Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2015 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the symptoms relief after local corticoid injection correlate with better results of surgical treatment in carpal tunnel syndrome.METHODS: Between February 2011 and June 2013, 100 wrists of 88 patients were included in the ...
Giselly Veríssimo de Miranda +5 more
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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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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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Challenging Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease Presenting with Adrenal Crisis
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2021 Primary adrenal insufficiency, also known as Addison’s disease, is a rare but potentially fatal condition resulting from the failure of the adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoid and/or mineralocorticoid hormones.
Ni Wayan Wina Dharmesti +4 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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Angiotensin peptides in the regulation of adrenal cortical function
Exploration of Medicine, 2021 The adrenal cortex plays a key role in the regulation of metabolism, salt and water homeostasis and sex differentiation by synthesizing glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid and androgen hormones.
Gian Paolo Rossi +4 more
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Stress, stress systems, and Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
Alzheimers DementAbstract Stress is increasingly recognized as an important, modifiable factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet its roles in initiation, progression, and outcomes remain incompletely elucidated. Epidemiologic studies link chronic stress, early‐life adversity, and trauma to increased AD risk, while experimental models have uncovered mechanisms by which ...
Eberly SG +5 more
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Adrenal cortex senescence: an ageing-related pathology? [PDF]
The adrenal glands are a pair of endocrine organs that produce and secrete mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, sex hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline.
Bentley, B. +9 more
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Efficacy and predictors of response to inhaled corticosteroid treatment for chronic cough [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019 Background/Aims Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are a treatment of choice for eosinophilic airway diseases, but their efficacy for other causes of chronic cough is controversial.
Ji Young Hong +5 more
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Influences of various hormones on the megakaryocyte in bone-marrow tissue culture
, 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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