6. Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases

Corticosteroids in Endocrine Diseases

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Endocrine and metabolic diseases: Treatment of infertility and menopausal symptoms.

The development of effective treatment has a marvellously encouraging effect on the incidence of a disease. When, as has happened with the occasional spectacular overkill of gonadotrophin treatment of infertility, the media takes an intense interest in the treatment, the number of patients seeking it rises still more steeply. There are, however, more worthy reasons for the rising pressure. The ...

Endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular and endocrine-metabolic diseases: an update.

The endothelium plays a vital role in maintaining circulatory homeostasis by the release of relaxing and contracting factors. Any change in this balance may result in a process known as endothelial dysfunction that leads to impaired control of vascular tone and contributes to the pathogenesis of some cardiovascular and endocrine/metabolic diseases. Reduced endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) ...

Mass Spectrometric Applications for Diagnosing Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases

Endocrine and metabolic disorders in &#946 -thalassemia major patients

Background: Thalassemia is the most common hereditary anemia and beta thalassemia major is its most severe form. Endocrine abnormalities in thalassemia major are common disturbing complications that need prompt management. The purpose of this study was to determine the endocrine disorders and bone mineral density in patients with major -thalassemia in Qazvin, Iran. Methods: In this cross- sect...