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Definitions, 2020 A class of steroid hormones that specifically binds to and activates androgen, progesterone or estrogen receptors. Sex steroids activate various signaling pathways involved in the development and maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics ...
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Sex steroid hormones: an overlooked yet fundamental factor in oral homeostasis in humans. [PDF]
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)Cornejo Ulloa PE +3 more
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The Crosstalk between Melatonin and Sex Steroid Hormones
Neuroendocrinology, 2021 Melatonin, an indolamine mainly released from the pineal gland, is associated with many biological functions, namely, the modulation of circadian and seasonal rhythms, sleep inducer, regulator of energy metabolism, antioxidant, and anticarcinogenic ...
J. Cipolla-Neto +8 more
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Effects of sex steroids on thymic epithelium and thymocyte development
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Sex steroid hormones have major effects on the thymus. Age-related increases in androgens and estrogens and pregnancy-induced increases in progestins all cause dramatic thymic atrophy.
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2022 OBJECTIVE: Data from real world settings on circadian disruption and subsequent hormone-related changes may explain the higher risk of hormone-dependent cancers among night shift workers.The present study examines the melatonin and sex steroid hormone ...
Barbara N Harding +12 more
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia– A Rare Cause of Central Precocious Puberty—A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 The term ‘Precocious puberty’ refers to the appearance of pubertal signs at an earlier age than established standard. Precocious puberty may be central or peripheral.
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 IntroductionEndometrial cancer is a hormone-dependent malignancy, and sex steroid hormones play a crucial role in its pathogenesis. Recent studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) can regulate the expression of sex steroid hormone receptors and ...
Lovlesh Thakur, Sunil Thakur
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Sex, Sex Steroids, and Brain Injury [PDF]
Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 2009 Biologic sex and sex steroids are important factors in clinical and experimental stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Laboratory data strongly show that progesterone treatment after TBI reduces edema, improves outcomes, and restores blood-brain barrier function.
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Biology of Sex Differences, 2021 As in other types of cancers, sex is an essential factor in the origin and progression of glioblastomas. Research in the field of endocrinology and cancer suggests that gonadal steroid hormones play an important role in the progression and prevalence of ...
C. Bello-Alvarez, I. Camacho-Arroyo
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Long-Tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) Contraception Methods: A Systematic Review
Biology, 2023 The contraception-based approach to wildlife management is a humane and effective alternative to population control methods. Wildlife management only has a few conventional ways to control overpopulation, such as culling, translocation, poisoning, and ...
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