Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Effects on Endocrine Glands [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 In recent years, endocrine disrupting chemicals have gained interest in human physiopathology and more and more studies aimed to explain how these chemicals compounds affect endocrine system. In human populations, the majority of the studies point toward
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CHEK2 Mutation in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Glands Tumors. Case Report [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 Background: Many studies show the occurrence of several multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes caused by different mutations, for example, in MEN1 and RET genes.
Agnieszka Podfigurna +2 more
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Progress in salivary glands: Endocrine glands with immune functions [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 The production and secretion of saliva is an essential function of the salivary glands. Saliva is a complicated liquid with different functions, including moistening, digestion, mineralization, lubrication, and mucosal protection.
Yu Feng Shang +8 more
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Preliminary investigation reveals novel pathological consequences of bluetongue virus-1 infection in the endocrine glands of pregnant Indian sheep [PDF]
Animal BiotechnologyBluetongue virus (BTV), a major peril to the sheep industry, infects a wide range of the cells in the infected animals including mononuclear, dendritic and epithelial cells. However, little is known about its tropism for the secretory epithelial cells of
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Endocrine glands and hearing: Auditory manifestations of various endocrine and metabolic conditions [PDF]
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017 The aetiology of hearing loss in humans is multifactorial. Besides genetic, environmental and infectious causes, several endocrine and metabolic abnormalities are associated with varying degrees of hearing impairment.
Kripa Elizabeth Cherian +3 more
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals: effects on pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands [PDF]
Endocrine, 2022 BACKGROUND: In recent years, scientific research has increasingly focused on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) and demonstrated their relevant role in the functional impairment of endocrine glands.
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3D bioprinting for the endocrine glands
Emergent Materials, 2020 Endocrine glands regulate homeostasis of the body with the hormones they secrete. Regeneration and/or replacement of malfunctioning endocrine glands is a global need since the diseases associated with them affect more people year by year.
Kerim Bora Yilmaz, Pinar YILGÖR Huri
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Near-peer versus faculty member teaching in endocrine physiology: Medical students’ academic achievement and satisfaction [PDF]
Journal of Education and Health PromotionBACKGROUND AND AIM: Given the recent significant changes in the teaching strategies for basic sciences in medicine, near-peer teaching (NPT) is gaining popularity as an effective educational method. This study aimed to investigate near-peer vs.
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Effect of alcohol on the endocrine glands of pregnant wistar rats
Sahel Medical Journal, 2010 Background: An investigation was conducted to determine the effect of alcohol on some endocrine glands of pregnant Wistar rats. Methods: Thirty female Wistar rats divided into 2 groups of 15 each were used.
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Cells, 2023 Aquaporins (AQPs), transmembrane proteins permeable to water, are involved in gastrointestinal secretion. The secretory products of the glands are delivered either to some organ cavities for exocrine glands or to the bloodstream for endocrine glands. The
Giuseppe Calamita, Christine Delporte
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