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Endocrine system

Known as: Body System, Endocrine/Metabolic, Endocrine Systems, Hormonal System 
A system of glands and cells that make hormones that are released directly into the blood and travel to tissues and organs all over the body. The… Expand
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PancreasParathyroid glanddiffuse endocrine systempituitary gonadal axis

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Review
2016
Review
2016
The Management of Primary Aldosteronism: Case Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
OBJECTIVE To develop clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with primary aldosteronism. PARTICIPANTS The… Expand
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Control of autoimmune diseases by the vitamin D endocrine system
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], the biologically active form of vitamin D3, is a secosteroid hormone essential for bone… Expand
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Review
2008
Review
2008
From vitamin D to hormone D: fundamentals of the vitamin D endocrine system essential for good health.
  • A. Norman
  • The American journal of clinical nutrition
  • 2008
    • Corpus ID: 4501331
New knowledge of the biological and clinical importance of the steroid hormone 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1alpha,25(OH)(2)D… Expand
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Testosterone therapy in adult men with androgen deficiency syndromes: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline.
OBJECTIVE The objective was to provide guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of androgen deficiency syndromes in adult men… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Ghrelin, a novel growth hormone-releasing acylated peptide, is synthesized in a distinct endocrine cell type in the gastrointestinal tracts of rats and humans.
Ghrelin, a novel GH-releasing acylated peptide, was recently isolated from rat stomach. It stimulated the release of GH from the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Modulation of endocrine systems and food intake by green tea epigallocatechin gallate.
Green tea polyphenols, especially the catechin, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), have been proposed as a cancer… Expand
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Review
1998
Review
1998
The Endocrine System
A plethora of hormones regulate many of the body’s functions, including growth and development, metabolism, electrolyte balances… Expand
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Perspectives on pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the neuroendocrine, endocrine, and nervous systems.
  • A. Arimura
  • The Japanese journal of physiology
  • 1998
    • Corpus ID: 35445125
PACAP is a pleiotropic neuropeptide that belongs to the secretin/glucagon/VIP family. PACAP functions as a hypothalamic hormone… Expand
Review
1993
Review
1993
Developmental effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in wildlife and humans.
Large numbers and large quantities of endocrine-disrupting chemicals have been released into the environment since World War II… Expand
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Review
1989
Review
1989
The role of the vitamin D endocrine system in health and disease.
The secosteroid hormone 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) is the major biologically active metabolite of vitamin D3… Expand
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