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Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 Poor soil fertility management practices are major reasons for slow growth in food production among smallholder farmers of sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria.
A.K. Daudu, F.O. Oladipo, A.O. Kayode
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Disparities in Female Oncofertility Care in the United States: More Questions Than Answers
Life, 2023 As cancer therapies continue to improve, the survival rates of adolescent and young adult patients have increased. Consequently, considering patient quality of life after cancer, including family building, has become an essential aspect of establishing a
Kati A. Turner +2 more
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FGF21 negatively affects long-term female fertility in mice
Heliyon, 2022 Objective: Obesity and associated liver disease are a growing public health concern. Pharmacological agents to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are limited.
Beat Moeckli +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 Advances in cancer therapy have increased the rate of survival of young cancer patients; however, female lymphoma patients frequently face a temporary or permanent loss of fertility when treated with traditional cytotoxic agents.
Richard W Ahn +13 more
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The effects of female sex hormones on the human cornea across a woman’s life cycle
BMC Ophthalmology, 2023 The cornea is a hormone-responsive tissue that responds to changing levels of female sex hormones. This review focuses on the structural and functional changes in the human cornea associated with the hormonal milestones of menarche, pregnancy, and ...
Donel S. Kelly +3 more
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The role of environmental toxins in infertility: Insights from cutting-edge research [PDF]
Scripta MedicaEnvironmental toxins are increasingly recognised for their detrimental effects on human fertility. Substances such as bisphenol A, pesticides, tobacco smoke, heavy metals, microplastics and electromagnetic fields (EMF) have been linked to concerns ...
Agaram Sundaram Vickram +5 more
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Adiponectin: A New Regulator of Female Reproductive System
International Journal of Endocrinology, 2018 Adiponectin is the hormone that belongs to the group of adipokines, chemical agents mainly derived from the white adipose tissue. The hormone plays pleiotropic roles in the organism, but the most important function of adiponectin is the control of energy
Kamil Dobrzyn +7 more
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Consequences of chemotherapeutic agents on primordial follicles and future clinical applications [PDF]
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2019 The ovarian reserve is necessary for female fertility and endocrine health. Commonly used cancer therapies diminish the ovarian reserve, thus, resulting in primary ovarian insufficiency, which clinically presents as infertility and endocrine dysfunction.
So-Youn Kim +2 more
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Female Reproduction and Fertility
PPAR Research, 2016 Reproductive functions may be altered by the exposure to a multitude of endogenous and exogenous agents, drug or environmental pollutants, which are known to affect gene transcription through the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs ...
Maurizio Vitti +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) has been approved for multiple sclerosis (MS) in many European countries. A large proportion of patients are women of child-bearing age.
Lida Zafeiri +5 more
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