Since adipocytes express specific receptors for pituitary hormones and hypothalamic releasing factors (Table 1), adipose tissue has to be regarded as a fast-acting endocrine gland under the control of ...

Regulation of thyroid hormone (TH) levels is a complex multilevel phenomenon. The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus (the region of the brain that controls the involuntary nervous ...

Adjacent paraffin sections of rat hypothalami fixed in Bouin's fluid were treated either with buffer or with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) before immunocytochemical staining with ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study utilized a newly developed antiserum, specific for lamprey gonadotropin-releasing hormone III (I-GnRH-III), to determine the ...

A HYPOTHALAMIC luteinizing hormone releasing factor, which is active in rats and rabbits, has been purified and separated from other hypothalamic factors which control the function of the ...

Levels of thyroid hormones in serum are tightly regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis (Figure 1). Hypothalamic TSH-releasing hormone (TRH) is secreted mainly from the paraventricular ...

Reports suggest that at least 25% of ovarian disorders are due to dysfunction of the brain mechanism in the hypothalamus that controls the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which is a molecule ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about digital healthcare, biotech & innovation in medicine. Restoring function to a specific type of nerve cell in the ...

A person exposed to stress can usually rapidly adapt the own behavior to the specific situation. Biochemical messenger substances in the brain or so-called neurotransmitters play a central role in ...

Why do we age? It’s a seemingly simple question that nonetheless scientists don’t have a great answer to. Some amount of aging seems to be controlled by our genetic makeup, while other evidence shows ...

Breast cancer can rapidly derail the brain’s day-night regulation of stress hormones, even before tumors are detectable.