Sentences with phrase «circulating hormones such»

This is because the liver and kidneys are often under undue pressure to cope with excess circulating hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline.

Not exact matches

Stem cell biologist Amy Wagers and cardiologist Richard Lee, both of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, wondered if any circulating factors, in young blood, such as hormones, might affect aging hearts.

Although irisin circulates at low levels (nanograms), this range is comparable to that observed for other important biological hormones such as insulin.

In the womb, we're bathed in hormones such as cortisol circulating in our mother's bloodstream.

-RRB- is the number of calories your body needs to carry out basic functions such as breathing, circulating cells, adjusting hormone levels, plus growing and repairing cells.

However, this test can often times be misleading, as levels of circulating hormones may fluctuate at different times, such as in Hashimoto's, where the person affected may fluctuate between highs and lows.

Even when you're at rest, your body needs energy for all its hidden functions, such as breathing, circulating blood, maintaining body temperature, adjusting hormone levels, and growing and repairing cells.

Lignans occupy the hormone receptors in the body, thus actively protecting the breast against high circulating levels of hormones such as estrogen.

This symptom is caused by an excess of male hormones, or androgens, such as testosterone circulating in the bloodstream.

Practicing stress reduction exercises such as meditation and yoga can help lower circulating stress hormones like cortisol.

Your body needs this energy for all its automatic functions, such as breathing, circulating blood, adjusting hormone levels and cell growth and repair.

Bioavailable sex hormones are fat - soluble and circulate in blood via fatty substances not found in serum, such as red blood cell membranes.»

A dysfunctional HPA axis also influences circulating levels of steroid hormones, such as testosterone.

Among them are: to filter metabolic waste such as urea, mineral salts, and various toxins from circulating blood; to help regulate the volume of body fluids and the blood levels of important chemicals and hormones; to initiate the recirculation of purified blood throughout an animal's system; and to facilitate the excretion of the filtered - out waste products (mixed with water to form urine) before they reach toxic concentrations in the body.

The endocrine system comprises all of the glands needed to produce and circulate hormones, such as testosterone.

Dr. Roy Baumeister has argued that women's sex drive is much more flexible than men's, in that compared to men, the female sex drive is influenced by more social and cultural factors than biological factors alone.5 Therefore, while Mrs. Insatiable may have many more female hormones circulating around that are associated with decreased sex drive, other things in her life may be influencing her desire, such as a husband that is still finding her sexually appealing rather than seeing her pregnancy as a nuisance.