Minerals play an essential role in the normal vital process.Calcium, phosphorus and magnesium are the most abundant minerals. Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone play a key role in regulation of their homeostasis as well. The aim of this study was to evaluate calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone on 30 Caspian horses of Guilan Province (south of the Caspian Sea) in two...

diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic disease. its association with low level of testosterone is controversial. this study aimed to investigate the association between serum total testosterone, free testosterone index (fti), and sex hormone-binding globulin (shbg) in iranian men with type 2 diabetic.a case-control study was conducted on 38 non-diabetic and 36 diabetic men aged 40-60 years old...

An endocrine basis for slipping of the upper femoral epiphysis is suggested by the fact that the lesion is nearly always accompanied by abnormalities of growth which in themselves appear to he caused by an endocrine disorder. This is especially true of those patients from whom an inadequate history of injury can be obtained. The usual disturbance of growth is the adiposo-genital syndrome, a con...

Introduction: Mood disorders such as anxiety and depression are common following menopause and andropause. The lack of sex steroid hormones is suggested as the primary cause of these disturbances. The level of luteinizing hormone (LH) would also rise 3-4 times than normal in these people. The potential effects of LH on mood and cognitive symptoms following menopause and andropause are not clear...

Abnormal sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and hormone concentrations are the cause or consequence of cardiometabolic diseases, however, clinical correlates SHBG is clearly less understood. In our study we investigate sex- age-specific serum levels their association with cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors high-risk conditions in an adult cohort Italian population. Data from 1176 men 2236 women...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: sex-related differences in the severity of multiple sclerosis (ms) could be influenced by the sex hormones. materials and methods: this cohort (historical) study evaluated the sex hormone levels during menstrual cycle and their correlation with disease severity in ms. result: patients with ms had significantly ...

Background: Male-to-female transsexual women or transwomen who undergo cross-sex hormone treatments experience increased health-related risks (e.g., increased rates of cardiovascular disease and premature death). Yet, the exact mechanism by which altering biochemistry leads to metabolic impairment remains unclear. While much attention has been paid to cross-sex hormone therapy, little is known ...