Sentences with phrase «human adrenal glands»

The human adrenal glands are associated with our «fight or flight» response.

Human adrenal glands, which manufacture cortisol, are largely composed of vitamin C as well and hence rely on the nutrient for their efficient function.

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@child: in that situation it's called adrenaline: wonder drug from your adrenal gland that permits amazing feats during times of «fight or flight» mothers have been known to flip cars when their children were trapped under them due to the surge of body strength adrenaline gives the human body.

I read an article once that said when a human gets stressed, her hypothalamus sends a message to her adrenal glands and triggers the same response her very distant ancestors would have experienced upon getting chased by a tiger.

The adrenal gland produces the stress hormone cortisol in humans and corticosterone in rodents.

The PBDE doses were higher than those found in the blood of most humans tested, according to Kopf, but these chemicals accumulate in the adrenal gland, where their concentrations are higher.

Brominated fire retardants, used in many consumer products and known to cause hormonal irregularities, overstimulates an adrenal gland hormone in a way that may lead to the development of cardiovascular disease, new research in human cells finds.

In addition to determining that humans use chemosignals to attract one another, the findings could one day be used to create new therapies to correct hormone imbalances — most notably alternatives to cortisol replacement, which is used in treat maladies such as Addison's disease (in which the adrenal glands fail to pump out enough cortisol, causing muscle weakness, weight loss and low blood pressure).

In humans, DHEA is produced in the adrenal gland, gonads and brain, and is a precursor for testosterone and estrogen.

As we all know, Testosterone is the all important natural hormone, produced in the testicles, ovaries and adrenal glands of humans and animals.

Glandular and Organ Extracts: Dried tissue from the glands and organs of animals are being successfully used to treat the same gland or organ in human beings including thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, liver, thymus, spleen, kidney and eye tissue.

This antioxidant is naturally found in the liver, prostate, skin, adrenal glands, lungs, colon and blood serum in humans.

In humans, a test now exists that measures the amount of antibodies (or autoimmunity) a person has developed against his own adrenal glands (21OHAb antibodies).

Ketoconazole was originally developed to fight fungal infections in humans, but researchers discovered that it could be useful in fighting Cushing's by suppressing cortisol secretion in the adrenal glands.

The adrenal glands make important hormones that help humans and dogs cope with stress and control electrolyte balance.