Endocrine Connections, 2022 The purpose of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in prostate cancer (PCa), using luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists (LHRHa) or gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonists, is to suppress the levels of testosterone.
Herjan J T Coelingh Bennink +11 more
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Attractive and healthy-looking male faces do not show higher immunoreactivity
Scientific Reports, 2022 Previous research has indicated that facial attractiveness may provide cues to the functioning of the immune system. Mating with individuals who have a more effective immune system could lead to a higher reproductive success.
Žaneta Pátková +6 more
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The effect of estroprogestagen therapy on lipid status in menopause depending on the drug administration route [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020 Background/Aim. In menopausal women lipid and lipoprotein values are important predictors of development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The use of estrogens reduces levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) and lipoprotein A [Lp(a)], and ...
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Erythema nodosum as a result of estrogen patch therapy for prostate cancer: a case report. [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 Coyle et al.Introduction: Erythema nodosum is often associated with a distressing symptomatology, including painful subcutaneous nodules, polyarthropathy, and significant fatigue.
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Sexually selected male plumage color is testosterone dependent in a tropical passerine bird, the red-backed fairy-wren (Malurus melanocephalus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: Sexual signals, such as bright plumage coloration in passerine birds, reflect individual quality, and testosterone (T) may play a critical role in maintaining signal honesty.
Willow R Lindsay +2 more
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Hedgehog Signalling in Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer [PDF]
, 2008 Objectives: Androgen-deprivation therapy effectively shrinks hormone-naïve prostate cancer, both in the prostate and at sites of distant metastasis.
Bisson, Isabelle +7 more
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Computational exploration of molecular receptive fields in the olfactory bulb reveals a glomerulus-centric chemical map [PDF]
, 2020 © The Author(s) 2020. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.Progress in olfactory research is currently hampered by ...
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Buprenorphine (BUP) is a potent opioid analgesic that is widely used for severe pain management and opioid replacement therapy. The oral bioavailability of BUP, however, is significantly limited by first-pass metabolism.
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The testosterone patch for women [PDF]
International Journal of Impotence Research, 2005 Has the FDA discriminated against female sexual dysfunction by not endorsing Procter & Gamble's (P&G) Intrinsa? Has the pendulum swung so far to the right that drugs for sexual medicine receive undue scrutiny? Why is testosterone replacement therapy available for men, but not for women? How should the pharmaceutical industry proceed with future studies?
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Mechanism of estradiol-induced block of voltage-gated K+ currents in rat medial preoptic neurons. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The present study was conducted to characterize possible rapid effects of 17-β-estradiol on voltage-gated K(+) channels in preoptic neurons and, in particular, to identify the mechanisms by which 17-β-estradiol affects the K(+) channels.
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