Endocrine system with body glands and organs functions outline diagram. Labeled educational scheme with pituitary gland, thyroid and pancreas process vector illustration. Gastric hormones balance.
Roger Bouillon. A calcified skeleton was a very successful innovation for early vertebrates that enabled the solid implantation of teeth and improved mobility, as well as providing a calcium reservoir ...
The endocrine system comprises glands and tissues that produce hormones to regulate and coordinate vital bodily functions. This article â the last in an eight-part series â discusses the secondary ...
Vertebrates thrive in numerous environments, making up about 4% of all described animal species. These animals display great diversity in phylogeny, evolutionary history, lifestyle, and morphology.
The endocrine system consists of a number of different glands which secrete hormones that dictate how cells and organs behave. The hormones produced by the endocrine system help the body to regulate ...
Endocrine function may be adversely affected by pesticides and environmental pollutants. The idea that these chemicals act as endocrine disruptors, was initially introduced by Rachel Louise Carson – a ...
The prevalence of adult obesity has risen markedly in recent decades. The endocrine system precisely regulates energy balance, fat abundance and fat deposition. Interestingly, white adipose tissue is ...
This article discusses the importance of hormonal aberrations and their potential as targets for pharmacotherapies. It introduces psych neuroendocrinology as a new approach that integrates psychiatry, ...
The discoveries that activated macrophages produce 1alpha25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1alpha,25-(OH)2D3), and that immune system cells express the vitamin D receptor (VDR), suggested that the vitamin D ...
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