Vol. 25 (1-2) 2004 Neuro endocrinology letters

Effect of fasting during the month of Ramadan on serum levels of luteinizing hormone and testosterone in people living in the below sea level environment in the Jordan Valley.

El-Migdadi F, Shotar A, El-Akawi Z, Banihani I, Abudheese R.

Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 75-77 PubMed PMID: 15159687 Citation  Keywords:  Adaptation, Physiological, Adolescent, Adult, Altitude, Atmospheric Pressure, Fasting:blood, Humans, Jordan, Luteinizing Hormone:blood, Male, Reference Values, Religion, Testosterone:blood,.

OBJECTIVES: To study a possible effect of Ramadan fasting on luteinizing hormone and testosterone in people of the Jordan Valley.

METHODS: A comparative study (n=40) of serum levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone (T) between people living in the Jordan Valley (JV), n=20, 360 meters below sea level, .....

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Impact of a switch from typical to atypical antipsychotic drugs on quality of life and gonadal hormones in male patients with schizophrenia.

Kaneda Y, Kawamura I, Fujii A, Ohmori T.
Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 135-140 PubMed PMID: 15159697 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Analysis of Variance, Antipsychotic Agents:pharmacology, Benzodiazepines:pharmacology, Dibenzothiazepines:pharmacology, Gonadal Steroid Hormones:blood, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:drug effects, Indoles:pharmacology, Isoindoles, Male, Pit.

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Glucocorticoid-dependency of increased adiposity in a model of hypothalamic obesity.

Perelló M, Moreno G, Gaillard R, Spinedi E.
Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 119-126 PubMed PMID: 15159695 Citation  Keywords:  Adipose Tissue:physiology, Adrenal Glands:physiology, Adrenalectomy, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus:drug effects, Body Composition:physiology, Corticosterone:blood, Eating:physiology, Female, .

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Evaluation of subretinal fluid absorption by optical coherence tomography in circumscribed choroidal hemangioma after photodynamic therapy with Verteporfin.

Soucek P, Cihelková I.
Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 109-114 PubMed PMID: 15159693 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Body Fluids:metabolism, Choroid Neoplasms:drug therapy, Female, Fovea Centralis:drug effects, Hemangioma:drug therapy, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Photochemotherapy:adverse effects, Photosensitizing Agents:adverse effects, Porphyrins:adverse e.

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Light and electron microscopic examination of pineal gland in rats exposed to constant light and constant darkness.

Kus I, Sarsilmaz M, Ozen O, Turkoglu A, Pekmez H, Songur A, Kelestimur H.
Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 102-108 PubMed PMID: 15159692 Citation  Keywords:  Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Circadian Rhythm:radiation effects, Darkness, Light, Male, Photoperiod, Photoreceptor Cells:radiation effects, Pineal Gland:radiation effects, Rats, Rats, Wistar,.

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Elucidation of the effect of brain cortex tetrapeptide Cortagen on gene expression in mouse heart by microarray.

Anisimov S, Khavinson V, Anisimov V.
Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 87-93 PubMed PMID: 15159690 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Cerebral Cortex:metabolism, DNA, Complementary:analysis, Dipeptides:physiology, Female, Gene Expression, Gene Expression Profiling, Melatonin:physiology, Mice, Mice, Inbred CBA, Myocardium:metabolism, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Olig.

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Insulin-induced changes of proteolytic activity of the lysosomal enzymes.

Witek B, Ochwanowska E, Kolataj A, Król T, Baranowska D, Rafay J.
Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 83-86 PubMed PMID: 15159689 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Antigens, CD13:metabolism, Blood Glucose:analysis, Cathepsin D:metabolism, Cathepsin L, Cathepsins:metabolism, Cysteine Endopeptidases, Down-Regulation, Female, Insulin:physiology, Kidney:enzymology, Leucyl Aminopeptidase:metabolism, Liver:enzymo.

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Impaired somatostatin accumulation within the median eminence in mice with mosaic mutation.

Wojewodzka U, Gajewska A, Gajkowska B, Styrna J, Kochman K.
Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 78-82 PubMed PMID: 15159688 Citation  Keywords:  Adenosine Triphosphatases:genetics, Animals, Cation Transport Proteins:genetics, Copper:deficiency, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Male, Median Eminence:diagnostic imaging, Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome:genetics, Mice, Mice, Mutant Strains, Mutation, Recomb.

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Melatonin effects on Schiff's base levels induced by iodide administration in rats.

Swierczynska-Machura D, Lewinski A, Sewerynek E.
Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 70-74 PubMed PMID: 15159686 Citation  Keywords:  Animal Feed, Animals, Antioxidants:physiology, Brain:metabolism, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Iodides:administration & dosage, Liver:metabolism, Lung:metabolism, Male, Melatonin:physiology, Oxidative Stress:physiology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Schiff Base.

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Blood serum changes in patients with pain during bone fractures and acute pancreatitis.

Krikava K, Kalla K, Yamamotová A, Rokyta R.
Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 62-69 PubMed PMID: 15159685 Citation  Keywords:  Acute Disease, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Blood Glucose:analysis, C-Reactive Protein:analysis, Cholesterol, HDL:blood, Cholesterol, LDL:blood, Fractures, Bone:blood, Humans, Lipoproteins:blood, Middle Aged, Pain:blood, Pain Measurement:methods,.

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Immunocytes modulate ganglionic nitric oxide release which later affects their activity level.

Stefano G, Mantione K, Jones D, Zhu W, Casares F, Cadet P.
Journal Article 2004; 25(1-2): 57-61 PubMed PMID: 15159684 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Bivalvia, Enzyme Inhibitors:pharmacology, Feedback, Physiological:physiology, Ganglia, Invertebrate:cytology, Interleukin-1:physiology, Leukocytes:drug effects, Lymphocyte Activation:physiology, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester:pharmacology, Neuroim.

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Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD): can this concept explain therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions?

Russo E.
Journal Article 2004; 25(1-2): 31-39 PubMed PMID: 15159679 Citation  Keywords:  Arachidonic Acids:pharmacology, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators:deficiency, Cannabinoids:therapeutic use, Endocannabinoids, Fibromyalgia:drug therapy, Humans, Irritable Bowel Syndrome:drug therapy, Migraine Disorders:drug therapy, Pain:drug therapy, Polyu.

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