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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]

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

Erythema nodosum as a result of estrogen patch therapy for prostate cancer: a case report. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
© 2015 Coyle et al.Introduction: Erythema nodosum is often associated with a distressing symptomatology, including painful subcutaneous nodules, polyarthropathy, and significant fatigue.
Abel, P   +3 more
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Triglyceride-Mimetic Prodrugs of Buprenorphine Enhance Oral Bioavailability via Promotion of Lymphatic Transport

open access: yesFrontiers 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.
Tim Quach   +8 more
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The unsolved case of “bone-impairing analgesics”. The endocrine effects of opioids on bone metabolism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The current literature describes the possible risks for bone fracture in chronic analgesics users. There are three main hypotheses that could explain the increased risk of fracture associated with central analgesics, such as opioids: 1) the increased ...
COLUZZI, FLAMINIA   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Mechanism of estradiol-induced block of voltage-gated K+ currents in rat medial preoptic neurons. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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.
Michael Druzin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Breeding Plumage in the Making: The Unique Process of Plumage Coloration in the Crested Ibis in Terms of Chemical Composition and Sex Hormones

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
The Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) has long fascinated ornithologists with its enigmatic plumage color change. After more than a century of curiosity, the mystery was finally unraveled in the 1970s, unveiling the mechanism behind this remarkable ...
Danni Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hedgehog Signalling in Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

An update on the potential for male contraception : emerging options [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The human population continues to grow and is estimated to rise to 10.1 billion by the end of the century. Therefore, there is still an unmet need for safe and highly effective contraceptive options for both men and women.
Alsaadi, Manal   +5 more
core   +1 more source

2017 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Program for the 2017 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting held in Port Aransas, Texas, April 12-13, 2017.Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Sea Grant Texas at Texas A&M ...
University of Texas Marine Science Institute
core   +1 more source

Mental health, Reproductive health and contraception: pharmacological interaction, current evidence and challenges

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Mental pathology is relatively prevalent in the women, and there is often a need for treatment with psychotropic drugs, with an impact on women’s reproductive health.
C. Pinto Osório, P. Macedo
doaj   +1 more source

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