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The Biology of Sexual Function

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1995
This article provides a selective overview of the physiologic substrates of sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm, and reviews their changes with age. The effect of pharmacologic agents on sexual physiology is discussed, highlighting both the clinical significance and underlying neurophysiologic mechanisms of these agents.
R C, Schiavi, R T, Segraves
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Biology and function of hemidesmosomes

Matrix Biology, 1999
Hemidesmosomes are cell-substratum adhesion sites that connect the extracellular matrix to the keratin cytoskeleton. Our knowledge of the function of these structures has greatly increased as a result of studies on patients with aberrant expression of hemidesmosome components and studies using targeted inactivation of mouse genes encoding these ...
M G, Nievers, R Q, Schaapveld, A, Sonnenberg   +2 more
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The functional approach in biology

Biosystems, 1977
The concepts of structural and functional approaches are analysed. The existence of a logical limit to the domain of applicability of the structural approach is indicated. Some sources of possible failure of the structural method in biology are pointed out.
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Biology of female sexual function

Urologic Clinics of North America, 2002
Although the psychosocial and relationship aspects of female sexuality have been extensively investigated, studies concerning the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of female sexual function and dysfunction are limited. The paucity of biologic data may be attributed to a lack of reliable experimental models and tools for investigating female ...
Ricardo, Munarriz, Noel N, Kim, Irwin, Goldstein, Abdul M, Traish   +3 more
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FGF12: biology and function

Differentiation
Fibroblast growth factor 12 (FGF12) belongs to the fibroblast growth factor homologous factors (FHF) subfamily, which is also known as the FGF11 subfamily. The human FGF12 gene is located on chromosome 3 and consists of four introns and five coding exons. Their alternative splicing results in two FGF12 isoforms - the shorter 'b' isoform and the longer '
Martyna Biadun, Radoslaw Karelus, Daniel Krowarsch, Lukasz Opalinski, Malgorzata Zakrzewska   +4 more
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Endogenous Opioids: Biology and Function

Annual Review of Neuroscience, 1984
even less so. It was therefore impossible for the functionally minded neuro­ scientist to design and execute experiments taking this heterogeneity into consideration. Even pharmacological studies with these peptides were difficult to interpret in a physiological framework.
H, Akil, S J, Watson, E, Young, M E, Lewis, H, Khachaturian, J M, Walker   +5 more
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The Biology and Functions of Th22 Cells

2014
T helper (Th) cells develop from naïve CD4(+) T cells under lineage-specific culture conditions and are nominated by their lineage-specific cytokines. Th22 cells, new players in adoptive immune responses, are identified by the production of interleukin (IL)-22.
Lei, Jia, Changyou, Wu
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The Biology of Neurotrophins: Cardiovascular Function

2014
This chapter addresses the role of neurotrophins in the development of the heart, blood vessels, and neural circuits that control cardiovascular function, as well as the role of neurotrophins in the mature cardiovascular system. The cardiovascular system includes the heart and vasculature whose functions are tightly controlled by the nervous system ...
Emanueli, Costanza, Meloni, Marco, Hasan, Wohaib, Habecker, Beth A   +3 more
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Leptin: Structure, Function and Biology

2005
Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that acts as a major regulator for food intake and energy homeostasis. Leptin deficiency or resistance can result in profound obesity, diabetes, and infertility in humans. Since its discovery, our understanding of leptin's biological functions has expanded from anti-obesity to broad effects on reproduction ...
Faming, Zhang, Yanyun, Chen, Mark, Heiman, Richard, Dimarchi   +3 more
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