Sentences with phrase «small endocrine»

The parathyroid gland is the small endocrine glands found in an individual's neck just behind the thyroid gland.

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland (a small endocrine gland in the base of the brain).

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Our endocrine system (which regulates our hormones) is so delicate that only a small amount of synthetic oestrogen will disrupt it — and unfortunately we are absorbing so much of it.

Duke University researchers have identified a potential new mechanism in both mice and human endocrine cells that populate the small intestines.

While this wealth of knowledge was piling up, EPA, held back by institutional inertia, continued to attempt to validate a handful of single - focus assays to detect only a very small component of endocrine disruption.

Accounting for about 1 percent of all pancreatic cancers, pNET is a cancer of the endocrine cells, known clinically as the islets of Langerhans, which exist in small clusters throughout the pancreas.

A number of radiotherapies that marry a small but potent amount of radioactive material and a targeted molecular compound have been gaining traction as progressive treatments for malignant NETs, which can develop wherever nerve cells and hormone - producing endocrine cells are present (e.g., gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, lungs, thyroid).

For one thing, female fetuses are exposed to small amounts of the hormone from their adrenal glands, the placenta, and the mother's endocrine system.

There are lots of endocrine active substances, but the number of substances that also produce adverse effects — «endocrine disruptors» — is much smaller.

Another novel biomarker is proneurotensin, the precursor molecule of neurotensin, which is peripherally released from the endocrine - like N - cells of the small intestine after fat intake (49).

One small old building housed the hematology, chemistry and pathology labs as well as George's endocrinology lab and a few beds where patients with endocrine disorders could collect urine and undergo various hormone tests.

Vitamin D is converted into its active form primarily in the kidneys in an endocrine - regulated process, but a small amount of vitamin D activation occurs in nonrenal cells and is regulated by inflammation.

Dr. Lester, the Medical Director of Parsley Health San Francisco, explained that the entire body is represented in the ear, and different small ear points correspond with everything from the kidney to the liver to the endocrine system.

Hormones are a small part of the endocrine system — the largest network that unites separate glands throughout the body.

The thyroid, though small otherwise, is one of the largest glands in the endocrine system.

N - acetylglucosamine is found in the brain, thyroid, small intenstine, live, testes, epithelial cells of the sebaceous and endocrine glands, and endothelial cells of blood vessels.

Endocrine 49, no. 3 (2015): 583 - 587; Brechmann, T., et al. «Levothyroxine therapy and impaired clearance are the strongest contributors to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: Results of a retrospective cohort study.»

Even seemingly small deficiencies, especially in micronutrients, can cause imbalances in the endocrine system, lower the strength of the immune system, or even cause constant digestive problems.

«Boys exposed to endocrine disruptors in the womb or as young infants may also develop genital abnormalities, including hypospadias (a congenital defect in boys in which the urinary opening is on the underside of the penis), undescended testes and smaller penises.»

So, cortisol can be placed in a positive light when you're endocrine system is working properly and releasing small amounts of cortisol when you wake up in the morning and light hits your eyes or when you need to pick a heavy weight off the ground.

However, even a small amount of BPA exposure was found to become an endocrine disruptor.

They interfere with many enzymatic processes, cause reduced learning ability, disrupt the endocrine system, and contribute to allergies, asthma and many other diseases.24 (However, small amounts of one form of trans fats naturally occurring in butterfat are not harmful.)

Perhaps in line with what you say, eating more often with smaller meals, doing anaerobic instead of aerobic training along with strength training utilising compound movements which triggers a neuro endocrine response is the way to go.

Nearly everything you'll find on shelves is vegan (apart from a small number of products made with honey and beeswax), palm - oil free, and clear of toxins like endocrine disrupters and parabens.

Dietary phosphorus is readily absorbed in the small intestine, and in healthy individuals, excess phosphorus is excreted by the kidneys under the regulatory action of the endocrine hormones: parathyroid hormone (PTH), vitamin D, and fibroblast growth factor - 23 (FGF - 23).

It is probably not rare to have a need of anesthetizing small animal patients with common endocrine diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism and hypoadrenocorticism.

Concurrent disease of the small intestine, hepatobiliary system and endocrine pancreas may be present.

Other risk factors include obesity and the presence of diseases of the liver, small intestine, or endocrine diseases such as diabetes mellitus or hyperadrenocorticism.

Located next to the stomach and small intestine, it is a thin, soft organ which packs in dual function as an exocrine gland (releases enzymes to digestive tract) and endocrine gland (releases hormones to bloodstream).

The internal medicine specialists at VSCT provide abdominal ultrasounds for liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidney, pancreatic and bladder problems; cardiac ultrasounds for heart and lung conditions; endoscopic procedures involving the lungs, stomach, small intestine, colon and nose; and treatment for endocrine problems such as diabetes mellitus, Cushing's disease, Addison's disease and hyperthyroidism or infectious diseases such as Valley Fever.

Interests include endocrine surgery of dogs and cats and novel imaging techniques in small animal surgery.