such a philosophy of life that we shall live long, happy, prosperous lives, ready to attack willingly the problems of the day and not to shirk our many responsibilities. It may suggest that each of us has a mission, no matter how great or small, and that there is a certain responsibility for our individual life which is loaned to us at birth, taken away at death, and for which we should feel so...

In 31 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) the endocrine functions of the hypothalamus, the pituitary and several peripheral endocrine glands were assessed with a combined pituitary test; 3/31 patients had an endocrine disease: one primary hypothyroidism, one primary amenorrhea and one primary male hypogonadism. We found no patient with endocrine disease of the hypothalamus, the pituitary or t...

UNLABELLED Thalassemias are the most common genetic disorder on a wordwide basis. β-thalassemia is a severe hemolytic anemia which results from genetic defects in the synthesis of the hemoglobin β-chain. Various endocrine abnormalities have been described in patients with thalassemia major. Endocrine disturbances have also been observed in patients with thalassemia intermedia (TI). In this stud...

Many différent changes in endocrine function with âge hâve been described. To give just some of many possible examples, there are increases in the levels of growth hormone in women, rises in thyroid stimulating hormone, modest decreases in triiodothyronine, and increased sensitivity of response to antidiuretic hormone (1). Levels of norepinephrine rise (2) and there are altered circadian patter...

The endocrine system refers to the cells and tissue that release hormones into the blood. Unlike synaptic chemical communication, which is localized to the target cell, endocrine communication is global. The hormones act on other endocrine glands such as the adrenal gland, ovaries, testes, and others, as well as on the heart, kidneys, muscle, and the brain. Mathematical modeling has been used t...

the respiratory tract contains numerous peptides secreted from special pulmonary epithelial cells whichare called endocrine cells. the function of neuroendocrine cells is modulated by amines. serotonin has strong vasomotor and bronchomotor effects in the airway mucosa. the objective of this study was to determine presence and distribution of serotonin-positive endocrine cells in respiratory tra...