Salicylic Acid Seed Priming: A Key Frontier in Conferring Salt Stress Tolerance in Barley Seed Germination and Seedling Growth by Rim Ben Youssef, Nahida Jelali, Jose Ramón Acosta Motos, Chedly Abdelly, Alfonso Albacete

“…It is significant to note that, in comparison to <i>Hordeum maritimum</i>, the positive effects of this hormone were more noticeable in stressed <i>Hordeum vulgare</i> species.…”
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Upregulation of TSHR, TTF-1, and PAX8 in Nodular Goiter Is Associated with Iodine Deficiency in the Follicular Lumen by Huibin Huang, Lijun Chen, Bo Liang, Huiyao Cai, Qingyan Cai, Yaxiong Shi

“…In this study, correlations between follicular lumen iodine and the expressions of thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), its transcription factors TTF-1, and PAX8 in nodular goiter were investigated. …”
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A multiprotein regulatory module, MED16–MBR1&2, controls MED25 homeostasis during jasmonate signaling by Fangming Wu, Chuanlong Sun, Ziying Zhu, Lei Deng, Feifei Yu, Qi Xie, Chuanyou Li

“…In addition, we show that MED16 promotes hormone-induced interactions between MYC2 and MED25, leading to the activation of JA-responsive gene expression. …”
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Higher serum Metrnl levels are associated with increased vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients by Conghui Liu, Wenwen Ren, Aihua Zhang

“…Multivariate logistic regression revealed that serum Metrnl, age, diabetes mellitus, serum total carbon dioxide (tCO2) and serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) were significant independent determinants of high AAC scores.Conclusion The results herein provide the first clinical evidence of the association between serum Metrnl and VC in HD patients. …”
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The Association between Female Reproductive Factors and Open-Angle Glaucoma in Korean Women: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V by Yong Un Shin, Eun Hee Hong, Min Ho Kang, Heeyoon Cho, Mincheol Seong

“…Associations between undiagnosed OAG and female reproductive factors such as age at menarche and menopause, parity, history of lactation, and administration of oral contraceptives (OC) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were determined using stepwise logistic regression analyses. …”
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Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women Having Female Pattern Hair Loss by Damini Verma, Vibhu Mendiratta, Taru Garg, Smita Tripathi, Shaili Tomer

“…The objective was to measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) by doppler ultrasound, Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, lipid profile, fasting blood sugar (FBS), insulin, testosterone, Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), hs-CRP, ESR and fibrinogen, in pre-menopausal women having FPHL and to correlate these parameters with severity of FPHL. …”
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Black Tea May Be a Prospective Adjunct for Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Early Menopausal Bone Loss in a Rat Model of Osteoporosis by Asankur Sekhar Das, Maitrayee Banerjee, Dolan Das, Sandip Mukherjee, Chandan Mitra

“…Such BTE-mediated promotion of calcium absorption was coupled with increase in serum estrogen titer (P<0.01) and recovery of all urinary, bone, and serum osteoporotic marker parameters, including bone histological features. Serum parathyroid hormone level, however, was not altered in these animals (P>0.05). …”
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Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Metastatic to the Kidney: Report of a Case with Cytohistologic Correlation by Vikas Nath, Mithra Baliga, Jack Lewin, Frederico Souza, Israh Akhtar

“…Thyroid metastases to the kidney are extremely rare and are often detected during postthyroidectomy surveillance by elevation in thyroid hormone levels, 131I scintigraphy, or 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in positron emission tomography studies. …”
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Differential Fasting Plasma Glucose and Ketone Body Levels in GHRKO versus 3xTg-AD Mice: A Potential Contributor to Aging-Related Cognitive Status? by Chelsea M. Griffith, Lauren N. Macklin, Andrzej Bartke, Peter R. Patrylo

“…Since the majority of brain nutrients come from the periphery, this study examined whether the capacity to regulate peripheral glucose levels and KB production differs in animals with successful cognitive aging (growth hormone receptor knockouts, GHRKOs) versus unsuccessful cognitive aging (the 3xTg-AD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease). …”
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Bone Mineral Density in Thalassemia Major Patients from Antalya, Turkey by Ibrahim Aslan, Duran Canatan, Nihal Balta, Gulizar Kacar, Cengaver Dorak, Ahmet Ozsancak, Nurgul Oguz, Ruya Cosan

“…The levels of hydroxyproline, calcium, phosphorus, and creatinine were measured in 24 h urine, and those of parathormone, IGF 1, osteocalcine, alkaline phosphatase, calcium, ionized calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, creatine, blood glucose, thyroid stimulating hormone, alanine transaminase, and aspartate transaminase were determined in serum, and also the bone mineral density was measured. …”
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Metabolic rate and insulin-independent glucose uptake increase in a TDP-43Q331K mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Tanya S. McDonald, Cedric S. Cui, Titaya Lerskiatiphanich, Jianina Marallag, John D. Lee

“…We also examined plasma hormone levels and quantified α- and β-cell areas in pancreatic islets. …”
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The Effect of Long-Term Exercise on the Production of Osteoclastogenic and Antiosteoclastogenic Cytokines by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and on Serum Markers of Bone Metabol... by J. Kelly Smith, Rhesa Dykes, David S. Chi

“…We also measured lymphocyte phenotypes and serum markers of bone formation (osteocalcin), bone resorption (C-terminal telopeptides of Type I collagen), and bone homeostasis (25 (OH) vitamin D, estradiol, testosterone, parathyroid hormone, and insulin-like growth factor 1). A combination of aerobic, resistance, and flexibility exercises done on average of 2.5 hours a week attenuated the production of osteoclastogenic cytokines and enhanced the production of antiosteoclastogenic cytokines. …”
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Effect of Dietary Administration of Green Macroalgae (Ulva intestinalis) on Mucosal and Systemic Immune Parameters, Antioxidant Defence, and Related Gene Expression in Zebrafish (D... by Elaheh Rouhani, Roghieh Safari, Mohammad Reza Imanpour, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Metin Yazici, Ehab El-Haroun

“…Antioxidant-related genes (SOD and CAT) and growth-related genes, including growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1), were remarkably upregulated with gutweed treatment (P<0.05). …”
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Distribution of Adiponectin Receptors 1 and 2 in the Rat Olfactory Bulb and the Effect of Adiponectin Injection on Insulin Receptor Expression by Alfredo Miranda-Martínez, Octavio Fabián Mercado-Gómez, Virginia Arriaga-Ávila, Rosalinda Guevara-Guzmán

“…Adiponectin (APN) is an adipocyte-derived hormone that has peripheral beneficial effects. Although its receptors AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 are expressed in the brain, their function in neurons is poorly understood. …”
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The Unusual Late-Onset Graves’ Disease following Hashimoto’s Related Hypothyroidism: A Case Report and Literature Review by Aseel Sukik, Sara Mohamed, Mhd-Baraa Habib, Sundus Sardar, Bashar Tanous, Raad Tahtouh, Mouhand F. H. Mohamed

“…This is likely to the loss of critical thyroid mass available for stimulation by thyroid hormone receptor stimulating antibody, making this shift unusual. …”
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A Study of Serum Adiponectin Levels in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and its Correlation with Various Cardiometabolic Risk Markers by G. Surendra Prasad, Uma Kaimal Saikia, Ashok Krishna Bhuyan, Abhamoni Baro

“…Materials and Methods: All the included subjects underwent detailed clinical, biochemical and hormonal evaluation, including lipid profile, 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, fasting serum insulin, fasting serum adiponectin, oxLDL, total testosterone and anti-Mullerian hormone. …”
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Digit ratio in the common spadefoot toad Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Mesobatrachia: Pelobatidae): patterns and correlations by M. Frątczak, M. Kaczmarski, Ł. Jankowiak, J. Klessa, K. Bielicki, B. Lyskov, P. Tryjanowski

“…Digit ratio (DR or 2D:4D), an indicator based on the relative length of the second and fourth digits, has been linked to embryonic sex hormone levels and is regarded as a biomarker for ontogenetic changes and evolutionary traits across species. …”
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Lower Limb Metaphyseal Bone Is Lost in Men with Coeliac Disease and Does Not Relate to Parathyroid Status by Michael W. J. Davie, Sally F. Evans, Christopher A. Sharp

“…BMD at femoral neck (FN) and lumbar spine L2–4, body weight, height, serum calcium, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and urinary calcium and NTx/Cr, a measure of bone breakdown, were also measured. …”
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Identification and structure-guided development of triazole urea-based selective antagonists of Arabidopsis karrikin signaling by Jianwen Wang, Ikuo Takahashi, Ko Kikuzato, Toshihiko Sakai, Zhangliang Zhu, Kai Jiang, Hidemitsu Nakamura, Takeshi Nakano, Masaru Tanokura, Takuya Miyakawa, Tadao Asami

“…However, KARs and a plant hormone, strigolactones (SLs), have high resemblance in signal perception and transduction, making it hard to delineate KARs response due to the shortage of chemical-genetic tools. …”
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A novel approach to intraoperative diagnosis of primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease by Nethrani Sameera Wijesekara Pathirana, Hasitha Udayakumara, A S K Banagala, M R Sumanatilleke, A V T Damayanthi, S R Constantine, G W Katulanda, Z T M Thowfeek, T Sasikanth, S Pathmanathan

“…Diagnosis of the aetiology of CS can be challenging, whether it is dependent or independent of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH). Here, we describe a case of ACTH-independent CS due to primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) in a 33-year-old female patient with several complications of CS, including diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis and severe depression with suicidal ideation. …”
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