Sex hormones in allergic conjunctivitis: altered levels of circulating androgens and estrogens in children and adolescents with vernal keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]
PURPOSE: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic allergic disease mainly affecting boys in prepubertal age and usually recovering after puberty.
Bonini, S. +4 more
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Sex-Specific Associations of Testosterone With Metabolic Traits
Background: Testosterone levels are differentially linked with diabetes risk in men and women: lower testosterone levels in men and higher testosterone levels in women are associated with type 2 diabetes, though, the mechanisms are not fully clear.
Stefan Z. Lutz +31 more
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Comparing plasma and faecal measures of steroid hormones in Adelie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae [PDF]
Physiological measurements of both stress and sex hormones are often used to estimate the consequences of natural or human-induced change in ecological studies of various animals.
Banks, Jonathan C. +15 more
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Fetal testosterone and autistic traits [PDF]
Studies of amniotic testosterone in humans suggest that fetal testosterone (fT) is related to specific (but not all) sexually dimorphic aspects of cognition and behaviour.
Altman +93 more
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Infectious diseases are the second highest cause of death in patients on dialysis. In addition, testosterone deficiency or hypogonadism is prevalent in dialysis patients.
Akio Nakashima +5 more
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Contribution of recent transgenic models and transcriptional profiling studies to our understanding of the mechanisms by which androgens control spermatogenesis [PDF]
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Claessens, Frank +7 more
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Testosterone and grasp-reflex differences in human neonates [PDF]
According to the Geschwind-Behan-Galaburda (GBG) hypothesis, prenatal testosterone (T) causes a slowing in the development of the left brain with a consequent compensatory growth in the right brain, creating a reverse organisation of the cerebral ...
Tan, Meliha, Tan, Uner
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Extracellular vesicles in mouse testes elevate the level of serum testosterone
Objective: Testosterone plays an essential role in maintaining spermatogenesis and male fertility, and the primary known source of testosterone is testicular Leydig cells, which are regulated by luteinizing hormone (LH).
Da-Min Yun +5 more
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The Acute Responses of Different-sized Coronary Arteries to Testosterone [PDF]
Coronary arteries supply blood to the myocardium. The blood flow within the coronary arteries is altered by various compounds produced within the body. Sex hormones such as testosterone are known to cause the relaxation of large coronary arteries.
Madanu, Sampath
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