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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard +4 more
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Novel Therapeutic Approaches in Cushing's Disease: PPar-Gamma Agonists - Review
Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2009 The rationale for the treatment of Cushing's disease is to normalize serum cortisol and ACTH levels, while preserving the anterior pituitary function. The treatment of choice for Cushing's disease is surgery.
Aydan Usman, Neşe Ersöz Gülçelik
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A Case Report of Cushing’s Disease Presenting as Hair Loss
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2017 Cushing’s syndrome is a rare endocrine disorder that comprises a large group of signs and symptoms resulting from chronic exposure to excess corticosteroids.
Emily G. Lefkowitz +2 more
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Measurement of late-night salivary cortisol with an automated immunoassay system [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Measurement of late-night salivary cortisol concentrations is increasingly used as a screening test in suspected Cushing's syndrome. Cortisol concentrations are typically extremely low in late-night samples and discordant assay-specific ...
Arnaldi +19 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Different aspects of ecological systems, biotic or abiotic, often fluctuate in coordinated patterns over space and time. Such high concordance between ecological processes is often referred to as ecological synchrony. Human activities, including and beyond climate change, have the potential to alter ecological synchrony by disrupting or ...
Yiluan Song +9 more
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Free serum cortisol: quantification applying equilibrium dialysis or ultrafiltration and an automated immunoassay system [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Quantification of bioactive, free serum cortisol concentrations can characterize adrenocortical function more appropriately compared to total serum cortisol measurement.
Briegel, Josef +2 more
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Evaluation of systemic consequences of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome in dogs
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) results from upper airway anatomical abnormalities and may cause systemic effects depending on severity. Methods A prospective, case‒control and observational study was conducted.
Andréia Coutinho Facin +11 more
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A Case Report: Cushing's Disease Presenting with Polycythemia and Venous Thromboembolism
Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2012 We present the case of a woman with Cushing’s disease who had originally received a diagnosis of primary polycythemia. Her major complaints were headache, weakness, and blushing of the face.
İnan Anaforoğlu +3 more
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Asynchronous Rhythm of Steroidogenic Factor 1 and Period Homolog 2 mRNA Expression in Mouse Y1 Adrenocorticol Tumor Cells [PDF]
, 2010 The relationship between the expression of Steroidogenic factor 1 (Sf1) and the circadian-related gene, period homolog 2 (Per2), in the adrenal cortex is still unknown.
Hajime Nawata +9 more
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Medical treatment of Cushing's syndrome: Adrenal-blocking drugs and ketaconazole [PDF]
, 2010 Cushing's syndrome is associated with serious morbidity and increased mortality. Irrespective of its cause, i.e. a pituitary adenoma, ectopic ACTH production or an adrenal neoplasia, Cushing's syndrome is primarily treated surgically.
Feelders, R.A. (Richard) +2 more
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