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ectoderm. The AL contains five distinct hormone-producing cell types: somatotrophs, thyrotrophs, lactotrophs, corticotrophs and gonadotrophs, which secrete growth hormone (GH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), prolactin (PRL), adrenocorticotropin (ACTH
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al . 1998 ) and decreased expression of cerebral thyroid hormone receptor (TR) expression ( Kilby et al . 2000 ) in growth-restricted human fetuses are postulated to contribute to this neurodevelopmental morbidity. Examination of growth
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was under feedback control and that obesity would be associated with increased levels of ob RNA. However, Coleman's experiments did not predict where the hormone that was missing in ob mice was expressed, though prior experiments from Hervey
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Introduction In the body, blood glucose levels are kept within a narrow range by concerted action of glucagon and insulin, the glucose-regulating hormones secreted by α- and β-cells, respectively ( Göke 2008 ). Whereas the islet α-cells were
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various kinases/phosphatases; and as a regulator of intracellular signaling. The 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 (1,25(OH) 2 D 3 )–parathyroid hormone (PTH) axis plays a major role in phosphate homeostasis, but clinical features of, for example, vitamin D
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hormone OXM. In order to boost the activity and efficacy of OXM, d-Serine was substituted at position 2 and a cholesterol moiety was added to the C-terminus of the peptide ( Pocai et al. 2009 ). The resulting DualAG peptide showed nearly balanced potency
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-cell adaptive changes during gestation are not fully understood. It is well established that the lactogenic hormones, prolactin (Prl) and placental lactogen (PL), play an important role in driving β-cell proliferation and increasing glucose-stimulated insulin
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Introduction Encoded by the Kiss1 gene, kisspeptin and its receptor, G protein-coupled receptor 54, stimulate the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)/luteinizing hormone (LH) in mammals and are crucial in ovulation regulation
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Introduction Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid acylated peptide originally isolated from rat and human stomach, is involved in the regulation of energy homeostasis and growth hormone (GH) secretion ( Kojima et al. 1999 , Nakazato et al. 2001
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pancreatic beta-cells not expanding and functioning adequately. These beta-cells are responsible for producing and releasing insulin, an anabolic hormone crucial for regulating stable glucose levels by promoting glucose absorption in insulin