Skeletal age during hurricane impacts fluctuating asymmetry in Cayo Santiago rhesus macaques
Fluctuating asymmetry (FA), or random deviations from symmetry, can be used as a proxy for developmental instability, and anthropogenic and natural disruptions have been associated with increased levels of FA. In this study, we investigate the effect of demographic variables (age, sex, and decade of birth) and hurricane experience on FA in a model ...
Ashly N. Romero +3 more
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Russell Earl Marker and the Beginning of the Steroidal Pharmaceutical Industry
In the late 1920s, Russell Earl Marker (1902–1905) discovered that increased branching in hydrocarbons reduced engine knocking and thereby the octane number” rating system was invented. Marker's other claim to fame was his successful search in the early 1940s for plant sources of steroids in Mexico and the southwestern United States, and his conversion
Jeffrey I. Seeman
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Introduction. Insulin‐like growth factor receptor 2 (IGF2R) regulates placental nutrient transport, and its soluble form is related to obesity in adults. If the placental expression of IGF2R is altered in women with obesity is unknown. Whether maternal supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a polyunsaturated fatty acid with anti‐inflammatory ...
Juan José Castro +5 more
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Evidence of chromatin and transcriptional dynamics for cold development in peach flower bud
Summary In temperate zones, fruit trees regulate their annual growth cycle to seasonal environmental changes. During the cold season, growth is limited by both environmental and genetic factors. After the exposure to low temperature and fulfillment of chilling requirements, mild temperatures promote the growth and flowering.
Monica Canton +5 more
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Resumen En el 2019, en seguimiento a un taller dirigido por el Global Health Studies del Fogarty International Center sobre el tema de la prevención de la obesidad infantil y las sinergias de investigación que surgen a través de las colaboraciones transfronterizas, convocamos a un grupo de expertos de Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica para que realizaran ...
Wei Perng +16 more
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Variación de la testosterona y el cortisol en relación al estado de ánimo en jugadores de baloncesto de élite. [Variation in testosterone and cortisol with relation to mood state in professional basketball players]. [PDF]
Objetivo: Diferentes trabajos constatan que el perfil hormonal varía de forma específica en función del tipo de ejercicio y de su magnitud. El estado emocional se ha estudiado mediante diferentes herramientas en relación a la carga de entrenamiento ...
Xavi Schelling +2 more
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Influencia de grelina y leptina sobre alteraciones psiquiátricas en sujetos con obesidad [PDF]
La obesidad (índice de masa corporal [IMC] > 30 kg/m2) se define como el exceso en la proporción del tejido adiposo; consecuencia de un ingreso calórico superior al gasto energético del individuo.
AYLLON ALVAREZ, DAVID +11 more
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Claw growth rates in a subset of adult, indoor, domestic cats (Felis catus). [PDF]
Background – Keratinised tissues, such as nails and claws, accumulate hormones over time; the claws' hormone concentrations are being explored as potential biomarkers. Timelines for hormone deposition can be established if claw growth rates are known. Hormone concentration within cat claws has been recently evaluated, yet the growth rates of cat claws ...
Contreras ET +3 more
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Hormonas de utilidad diagnóstica en medicina veterinaria [PDF]
Como muchas áreas de la medicina veterinaria, la endocrinología clínica ha experimentado importantes avances en el conocimiento de la fisiología, fisiopatología y el diagnóstico de las enfermedades en los animales domésticos.
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Estado nutricional de niños y niñas con parálisis cerebral que asisten a centros de rehabilitación
Objetivo Describir el estado nutricional de niños con parálisis cerebral (PC) en centros de rehabilitación y terapéuticos de Argentina, y analizar el riesgo de desnutrición en relación su nivel según el sistema de la clasificación de la función motora gruesa (GMFCS).
María de las Mercedes Ruiz Brunner +4 more
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