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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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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
Rosa Lauretta +4 more
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International Journal of Food Properties, 2022 The current review is informed about the effectiveness of plant-derived functional components that aids in the regulation and health of endocrine glands.
Waseem Khalid +12 more
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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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Clinical and structural changes in reproductive organs and endocrine glands of sterile cows [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2020 Aim: The study aimed to determine both macroscopic and microscopic changes in the reproductive organs of sterile cows. Materials and Methods: Careful clinical and gynecological examinations (using histological and histochemical methods) of organs of ...
Evgeny Skovorodin +4 more
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P2X receptor channels in endocrine glands. [PDF]
Wiley Interdiscip Rev Membr Transp Signal, 2013 The endocrine system is the system of ductless glands and single cells that synthetize hormones and release them directly into the bloodstream. Regulation of endocrine system is very complex and ATP and its degradable products ADP and adenosine ...
Stojilkovic SS, Zemkova H.
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Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2011 Background: Iron overload is an important issue in the state of thalassemic patients due to the harmful effect of high concentration of iron deposited in different tissues in human body including endocrine glands.
Abdulzahra Mohammed +2 more
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Expression of Melanocortin-5 Receptor in Secretory Epithelia Supports a Functional Role in Exocrine and Endocrine Glands [PDF]
Endocrinology, 1998 Melanocortins (alphaMSH and ACTH-related peptides) influence the physiological functions of certain peripheral organs, including exocrine and endocrine glands.
M. van der Kraan
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Distribution and characterization of plasmalemma vesicle protein-1 in rat endocrine glands [PDF]
Journal of Endocrinology, 2002 Plasmalemma vesicle protein-1 (PV-1) is an integral membrane protein associated with endothelial cell caveolae and fenestrae. Since endocrine glands are enriched with fenestrated endothelium, we examined the distribution of PV-1 mRNA and protein in ...
Robert Hnasko +2 more
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International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2007 Neuromedin S (NMS) and neuromedin U (NMU) are regulatory peptides that share the C-terminal amino-acid sequence and act via common G protein-coupled receptors called NMUR1 and NMUR2.
Marcin Ruciński +7 more
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