Vol. 22 (2) 2001 Neuro endocrinology letters

Quantitative study on the effects of chronic ethanol administration on the testis of adult male rat.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 93-99 PubMed PMID: 11335885 Keywords: Alcoholism:complications, Animals, Autoradiography, Cell Division:drug effects, Ethanol:administration & dosage, Leydig Cells:drug effects, Male, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Seminiferous Tubules:drug effects, Spermatogonia:drug effects, Testicular Disease.

OBJECTIVES: Considering the possibility that alcoholism induces gonadal dysfunction, the present work was designed to investigate the morphophysiology of rat testes submitted to experimental alcoholism.

METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 150+/-5 gm were chronically given 40% ethanol solution at a dose of .....

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A study of light/dark rhythm of melatonin in relation to cortisol and prolactin secretion in schizophrenia.

Viganò D, Lissoni P, Rovelli F, Roselli M, Malugani F, Gavazzeni C, Conti A, Maestroni G.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 137-141 PubMed PMID: 11335890 Keywords: Adult, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:secretion, Male, Melatonin:secretion, Pineal Gland:secretion, Prolactin:secretion, Reference Values, Schizophrenia:physiopathology,.

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Assessment of the relationship between dynamic pattern of nighttime levels of melatonin and chosen biochemical markers of bone metabolism in a rat model of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Ostrowska Z, Kos-Kudla B, Swietochowska E, Marek B, Kajdaniuk D, Górski J.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 129-136 PubMed PMID: 11335889 Keywords: Alkaline Phosphatase:blood, Animals, Biomarkers:analysis, Bone and Bones:metabolism, Calcium:urine, Circadian Rhythm, Collagen:blood, Collagen Type I, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Humans, Hydroxyproline:urine, Melatonin:blood, Osteoporosis, Postmenopau.

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Assessment of the relationship between circadian variations of salivary melatonin levels and type I collagen metabolism in postmenopausal obese women.

Ostrowska Z, Kos-Kudla B, Marek B, Swietochowska E, Górski J.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 121-127 PubMed PMID: 11335888 Keywords: Body Constitution, Body Mass Index, Bone and Bones:metabolism, Circadian Rhythm, Collagen:analysis, Collagen Type I, Female, Humans, Melatonin:analysis, Middle Aged, Obesity:metabolism, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal:prevention & control, Peptide Fragments:.

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Melatonin production in patients with duodenal ulcer.

Malinovskaya N, Komarov F, Rapoport S, Voznesenskaya L, Wetterberg L.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 109-117 PubMed PMID: 11335887 Keywords: Adult, Circadian Rhythm, Duodenal Ulcer:metabolism, Humans, Male, Melatonin:biosynthesis, Middle Aged, Remission Induction,.

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Protective role of melatonin against MPTP-induced mouse brain cell DNA fragmentation and apoptosis in vivo.

Ortiz G, Crespo-López M, Morán-Moguel C, García J, Reiter R, Acuña-Castroviejo D.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 101-108 PubMed PMID: 11335886 Keywords: 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine:pharmacology, Animals, Apoptosis:drug effects, Brain:cytology, Cell Count, Corpus Striatum:cytology, DNA Fragmentation, Dopamine Agents:pharmacology, Male, Melatonin:pharmacology, Mesencephalon:cytology, Mice, .

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Focal ischemia in the cerebral cortex has an effect on the neurohypophysis. II. Angiogenesis in the neurohypophysis is a consequence of the focal ischemia in the cerebral cortex.

Frontczak-Baniewicz M, Gajkowska B.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 87-92 PubMed PMID: 11335884 Keywords: Animals, Brain Ischemia:chemically induced, Capillaries:ultrastructure, Cell Communication, Cell Movement, Cerebral Cortex:blood supply, Endothelium, Vascular:ultrastructure, Extracellular Matrix:ultrastructure, Intercellular Junctions:ultrastructure, Mal.

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Focal ischemia in the cerebral cortex has an effect on the neurohypophysis. I. Ultrastructural changes in capillary vessels of the neurohypophysis after focal ischemia of the cerebral cortex.

Frontczak-Baniewicz M.

Journal Article 2001; 22(2): 81-86 PubMed PMID: 11335883 Keywords: Animals, Basement Membrane:pathology, Blood Platelets:pathology, Brain Ischemia:chemically induced, Capillaries:ultrastructure, Cerebral Cortex:blood supply, Endothelium, Vascular:ultrastructure, Erythrocytes:pathology, Extracellular Matrix:ultrastructure.

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