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Androgen and meibomian gland dysfunction: from basic molecular biology to clinical applications [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Meibomian gland, the largest sebaceous gland of the body, is responsible for the biosynthesis of lipid layer of the tear film to prevent excessive evaporation.
Li-Xiang Wang, Ying-Ping Deng
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Classic and backdoor pathways of androgen biosynthesis in human sexual development [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 Both genes and hormones regulate human sexual development. Although ovarian hormones are not essential for female external genitalia development, male sexual development requires the action of testicular testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is
Hyun Gyung Lee, Chan Jong Kim
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Research Progress of Androgen/Androgen Receptor Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2023 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a kind of primary liver cancer with a high mortality rate. In China, the incidence ratio in males to females with HCC is 2:1–5:1.
WANG Ruihua +4 more
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Firing patterns of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons are sculpted by their biologic state [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons form the final pathway for the central neuronal control of fertility. GnRH is released in pulses that vary in frequency in females, helping drive hormonal changes of the reproductive cycle.
Jonathon Penix +4 more
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Prevalence of Microalbuminuria and Dyslipidemia in Polycystic Ovarian Disease Patients [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD) is the most common hormonal disorder in women. PCOD is associated with an increase in subclinical atherosclerotic disease and endothelial dysfunction.
Sasmita Mishra +4 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 : Anogenital distance (AGD) is a moderately heritable trait that can be measured at a young age that may provide an opportunity to indirectly select for improved fertility in dairy cattle.
M.A. Stephen +7 more
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Updates on androgen replacement therapy and lower urinary tract symptoms: a narrative review
The Aging Male, 2022 Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are caused by higher tension at the bladder neck level (due to fibrosis or stiffness) or benign prostatic hyperplasia, which causes static obstruction of the bladder outlet. Both forms cause a group of symptoms such as
Raed M. Al-Zoubi +6 more
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F1000Research, 2016 Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death in Western men. Our understanding of the genetic alterations associated with disease predisposition, development, progression, and therapy response is rapidly improving, at least in part, owing ...
Angela C. Pine +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 Rats infected with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii exhibit a reduced aversion to cat odor. This behavioral change is thought to increase trophic transmission of the parasite. Infected male rats also show a greater testicular synthesis of testosterone and
Dhiraj Kumar Singh +3 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2011 Brain aromatase is expressed only in the nerve cells of specific brain regions with a transient peak at the neonatal period when sexual behaviors become organized. Aromatase knockout (ArKO) mouse, generated to give light on the physiological functions of
Nobuhiro eHarada +2 more
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