Somatropin therapy in italian adults with growth hormone deficiency
BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2022 Background In adult population, Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) is a complex clinical condition with heterogeneity of causes and duration. Growth Hormone (GH) replacement therapy has beneficial effects entailing a chronic and expensive use.
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Gender and sexual orientation differences in cognition across adulthood : age is kinder to women than to men regardless of sexual orientation [PDF]
, 2007 Despite some evidence of greater age-related deterioration of the brain in males than in females, gender differences in rates of cognitive aging have proved inconsistent.
A. E. Grulich +84 more
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Thyroid hormone receptors and ligand, tissue distribution and sexual behavior [PDF]
, 2018 The thyroid hormones (THs) triiodothyronine (T3) and tetraiodothyronine, or thyroxine (T4), not only dramatically impact on development and differentiation, but also on the sexual and reproductive function.
Carosa, E, Jannini, Ea, Lenzi, A
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Pubertal presentation in seven patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to P450 Oxidoreductase deficiency [PDF]
, 2010 Context: P450 oxidoreductase (POR) is a crucial electron donor to all microsomal P450 cytochrome (CYP) enzymes including 17α-hydroxylase (CYP17A1), 21-hydroxylase (CYP21A2) and P450 aromatase.
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Sex Plays a Multifaceted Role in Asthma Pathogenesis
Biomolecules, 2022 Sex is considered an important risk factor for asthma onset and exacerbation. The prevalence of asthma is higher in boys than in girls during childhood, which shows a reverse trend after puberty—it becomes higher in adult females than in adult males.
Tomomitsu Miyasaka +5 more
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A time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay for the measurement of testosterone in saliva: Monitoring of testosterone replacement therapy with testosterone buciclate [PDF]
, 1998 Monitoring of testosterone replacement therapy requires a reliable method for testosterone measurement. Determination of salivary testosterone, which reflects the hormone's biologically active plasma fraction, is a superior technique for this purpose ...
Bals-Pratsch M +13 more
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Features of the natural course of subclinical hypothyroidism in young athletes
Спортивная медицина: наука и практика, 2023 Objective: to assess the natural course of subclinical hypothyroidism in young athletes.Methods: In the prospective single-center uncontrolled study, data from 3,062 outpatient records of young athletes (members of the Russian national team) of both ...
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Genomic and non-genomic effects of androgens in the cardiovascular system: clinical implications [PDF]
, 2017 The principle steroidal androgens are testosterone and its metabolite 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is converted from testosterone by the enzyme 5α-reductase.
Ahmed, S. Faisal +4 more
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Effects of human recombinant growth hormone on exercise capacity, cardiac structure, and cardiac function in patients with adult-onset growth hormone deficiency [PDF]
, 2017 Objective Epidemiological studies suggest that adult-onset growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) might increase the risk of death from cardiovascular causes. Methods This was a 6-month double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, cross-over trial followed by
Atkin, S. L. +11 more
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Effects of acute aerobic exercise on arterial stiffness in transgender men
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in transgender men (TM) results in side effects such as elevated triglycerides and increased arterial stiffness. Exercise may be useful to ameliorate such effects, but no studies have examined the effects of acute ...
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