Seasonal modulation of the adrenocortical response appears to be ubiquitous in mid- to high-latitude vertebrates but has not been investigated in tropical vertebrates. Previous studies demonstrate that temperate passerines show seasonality in corticosterone secretion and corticosteroid binding globulin capacities. We examined seasonal and sex differences in the stress response in an equatorial ...

CONTEXT Hypogonadism is a common clinical situation in male patients with liver cirrhosis. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of orthotopic liver transplantation on testosterone, free testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin in male with advanced liver disease and also to determine the relationship of these changes with Model for End-stage Liver Disease (...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and preeclampsia in Iranian women considering the probable confounding effect of insulin resistance. METHODS The case-control study was conducted at the Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, and comprised pregnant women who received prenatal care at Amiralmomenin Hospital in 2011. Cases represented patients admi...

Abbreviations 3D D three-dimensional; C D molar concentration of a drug; CBG D corticosteroid binding globulin; CoMFA D comparative molecular field analysis; CoMSIA D comparative molecular similarity indices analysis; GOLPE D generating optimal linear PLS estimations; PLS D partial least squares; PRESS D predictive residual sum of squares; RMS D root mean squares; TBG D testosterone binding glo...