Sentences with phrase «mediate endocrine function»

What makes this technique novel is the accompaniment of an imaging agent known as Ga - 68 DOTATOC, which binds to somatostatin receptors in neuroendocrine cells that use the hormone somatostatin to mediate endocrine function, the release of neurotransmitters and cellular proliferation.

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A number of mechanisms may mediate the association between short sleep and overall or mental well - being, including fatigue or sleepiness during the day38 and the involvement of metabolic and endocrine functions.39 The mechanisms linking long sleep and physical well - being are less clear, possibilities are reverse causation, as longer sleep may be an early symptom of undiagnosed disease, 10 or increased sleep fragmentation.40, 41 However, associations were robust to adjustment for presence of a limiting long - term illness.