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Neuro endo. lett. - 2007

Vol. 28 (4) 2007 Neuro endocrinology letters

Circulating leptin levels are not influenced by thyroid status in hypothyroid and euthyroid women.

Owecki M, El Ali Z, Wasko R, Nikisch E, Dziubandowska A, Sulikowska A, Sowiński J.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 417-421 PubMed PMID: 17693966 Keywords: Adult, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Hypothyroidism:blood, Leptin:blood, Middle Aged, Thyroid Gland:metabolism, Thyroidectomy:adverse effects, Thyrotropin:blood, Thyroxine:blood, Triiodothyronine:blood,.

OBJECTIVES: Leptin regulates body weight by suppressing food intake and increasing energy expenditure. Alterations in thyroid hormone levels are also associated with changes in body weight but the effect of thyroid hormone deficiency on serum leptin in humans is unclear.

DESIGN AND METHODS: The aim of this study .....

Can prefrontal theta cordance differentiate between depression recovery and dissimulation?

Kopecek M, Sos P, Brunovsky M, Bares M, Stopkova P, Krajca V.

Case Reports 2007; 28(4): 524-526 PubMed PMID: 17693989 Keywords: Adult, Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic:therapeutic use, Depression:diagnosis, Fatal Outcome, Female, Humans, Mianserin:analogs & derivatives, Prefrontal Cortex:drug effects, Retrospective Studies, Suicide, Theta Rhythm,.

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Effects of neuroendocrine changes on results of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.

Oświecimska J, Ziora K, Adamczyk P, Roczniak W, Pikiewicz-Koch A, Stojewska M, Dyduch A.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 410-416 PubMed PMID: 17693988 Keywords: Adolescent, Adolescent Development:physiology, Anorexia Nervosa:complications, Blood Pressure:physiology, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Bradycardia:etiology, Case-Control Studies, Child, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Estradiol:blood, Female, Folli.

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The influence of dinoprostone on uterine cervix ripening and the course of labor.

Wielgos M, Szymusik I, Kosinska-Kaczynska K, Suchonska B, Kaminski P, Banaszek-Wysoczanska A, Bomba-Opon D, Szpotanska M.

Clinical Trial 2007; 28(4): 513-517 PubMed PMID: 17693987 Keywords: Cervix Uteri:drug effects, Collagenases:metabolism, Dinoprostone:administration & dosage, Female, Humans, Labor, Induced:methods, Muscle Contraction:drug effects, Myometrium:drug effects, Oxytocics:administration & dosage, Pregnancy, Proteoglycans:metabol.

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A method for evaluation of activity of growth hormone-releasing hormone analogues.

Izdebski J, Kunce D, Witkowska E, Wolińska-Witort E, Chmielowska M, Baranowska B.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 382-385 PubMed PMID: 17693986 Keywords: Animals, Biological Assay:methods, Cells, Cultured, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Enzyme Stability:physiology, Growth Hormone:metabolism, Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone:analogs & derivatives, Male, Pituitary Gland:cytology, Rats, Rats, Inbred WKY,.

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Assessment of cyclin D1 gene expression as a prognostic factor in benign and malignant thyroid lesions.

Brzeziańska E, Cyniak-Magierska A, Sporny S, Pastuszak-Lewandoska D, Lewiński A.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(4): 341-350 PubMed PMID: 17693985 Keywords: Adenoma:diagnosis, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Biomarkers, Tumor:metabolism, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Medullary:diagnosis, Carcinoma, Papillary:diagnosis, Cyclin D, Cyclins:metabolism, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Goiter, Nodular:diagnosis, Huma.

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Investigation of V600E BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma in the Polish population.

Brzeziańska E, Pastuszak-Lewandoska D, Wojciechowska K, Migdalska-Sek M, Cyniak-Magierska A, Nawrot E, Lewiński A.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 351-359 PubMed PMID: 17693984 Keywords: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Carcinoma, Papillary:genetics, DNA Mutational Analysis, DNA, Neoplasm:genetics, European Continental Ancestry Group:genetics, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Point Mutation:genetics, Poland, Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Confor.

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Central serotonergic hypofunction in autism: results of the 5-hydroxy-tryptophan challenge test.

Croonenberghs J, Wauters A, Deboutte D, Verkerk R, Scharpe S, Maes M.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 449-455 PubMed PMID: 17693983 Keywords: 5-Hydroxytryptophan:administration & dosage, Adolescent, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation:administration & dosage, Autistic Disorder:blood, Case-Control Studies, Child, Humans, Hydrocortisone:blood, Male, Prolactin:blo.

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Occurrence of lead in placenta--important information for prenatal and postnatal development of child.

Foltinová J, Foltin V, Neu E.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 335-340 PubMed PMID: 17693982 Keywords: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity:chemically induced, Calcium:metabolism, Carbon Dioxide:metabolism, Child Development:drug effects, Chorionic Villi:metabolism, Cross-Sectional Studies, Embryonic Development:drug effects, Erythrocytes:metaboli.

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The effects of odor on cortisol and testosterone in healthy adults.

Fukui H, Komaki R, Okui M, Toyoshima K, Kuda K.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(4): 433-437 PubMed PMID: 17693981 Keywords: Adolescent, Adult, Endocrine System:physiology, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:blood, Male, Odorants, Olfactory Pathways:physiology, Sex Characteristics, Testosterone:blood,.

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Significance of increased lipid peroxidation in critically ill patients.

Karbownik-Lewińska M, Kokoszko A, Jozefiak M, Lewiński A.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 367-381 PubMed PMID: 17693980 Keywords: Aged, Case-Control Studies, Critical Illness:therapy, Female, Humans, Lipid Peroxidation:physiology, Male, Middle Aged, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidative Stress:physiology, Regression Analysis, Treatment Outcome, Triiodothyronine:blood,.

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Not in the mind of neurasthenic lazybones but in the cell nucleus: patients with chronic fatigue syndrome have increased production of nuclear factor kappa beta.

Maes M, Mihaylova I, Bosmans E.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 456-462 PubMed PMID: 17693979 Keywords: Adult, Case-Control Studies, Cell Nucleus:physiology, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic:metabolism, Female, Humans, Inflammation:metabolism, Lymphocytes:drug effects, Male, Middle Aged, NF-kappa B:metabolism, Neurasthenia:physiopathology, Oxidative Stress:physiol.

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Not in the mind but in the cell: increased production of cyclo-oxygenase-2 and inducible NO synthase in chronic fatigue syndrome.

Maes M, Mihaylova I, Kubera M, Bosmans E.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 463-469 PubMed PMID: 17693978 Keywords: Adult, Case-Control Studies, Cyclooxygenase 2:metabolism, Depression:physiopathology, Fatigue:physiopathology, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic:enzymology, Female, Humans, Inflammation:metabolism, Lymphocytes:metabolism, Male, Middle Aged, NF-kappa B:metabolism,.

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Decreased expression of CD69 in chronic fatigue syndrome in relation to inflammatory markers: evidence for a severe disorder in the early activation of T lymphocytes and natural killer cells.

Mihaylova I, DeRuyter M, Rummens J, Bosmans E, Maes M.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 477-483 PubMed PMID: 17693977 Keywords: Adult, Antigens, CD:metabolism, Antigens, CD19:metabolism, Antigens, CD3:metabolism, Antigens, CD4:metabolism, Antigens, CD8:metabolism, Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte:metabolism, Biomarkers:metabolism, Case-Control Studies, Fatigue Syndrome, Chr.

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Effect of early estrogen replacement therapy on microvascular reactivity in patients after bilateral ovarectomy.

Prázný M, Fait T, Vrablik M.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(4): 496-501 PubMed PMID: 17693976 Keywords: Administration, Oral, Administration, Topical, Adult, Capillaries:drug effects, Cholesterol, HDL:blood, Cholesterol, LDL:blood, Cross-Over Studies, Estradiol:administration & dosage, Estrogen Replacement Therapy:methods, Estrogens:administration & dosage,.

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A comparative study of plasma renin activity, aldosterone and atrial natriuretic hormone between normotensive and hypertensive people living at below sea level altitude (Jordan Valley) and those residing at moderate altitude above.

El-Migdadi F.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(4): 386-394 PubMed PMID: 17693975 Keywords: Adult, Aged, Aldosterone:blood, Altitude, Atrial Natriuretic Factor:blood, Cross-Sectional Studies, Health Surveys, Humans, Hypertension:blood, Jordan, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Renin:blood,.

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Impact of anorexia nervosa on activation characteristics of lymphocytes.

Pászthy B, Svec P, Túry F, Kovács L, Vásárhelyi B, Tulassay T, Treszl A.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 422-426 PubMed PMID: 17693974 Keywords: Adolescent, Anorexia Nervosa:immunology, Antibodies:immunology, Antigens, CD28:immunology, Antigens, CD3:immunology, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes:metabolism, Calcium:metabolism, Case-Control Studies, Child, Female, Humans, Interleukin-2:metabolism, Lymphocy.

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Relation of C-reactive protein to obesity, adipose tissue hormones and cardiovascular risk factors in men treated with early percutaneous intervention in course of acute myocardial infarction.

Piestrzeniewicz K, Łuczak K, Komorowski J, Jankiewicz-Wika J, Goch J.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(4): 427-432 PubMed PMID: 17693973 Keywords: Adipokines:blood, Adipose Tissue:metabolism, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary, Blood Glucose:metabolism, C-Reactive Protein:metabolism, Cholesterol, HDL:blood, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction:blood, Obesity:blood, Regression Analysis, Risk .

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Endoscopic transsphenoidal treatment of hormonally active pituitary adenomas.

Rudnik A, Kos-Kudła B, Larysz D, Zawadzki T, Bazowski P.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 438-444 PubMed PMID: 17693972 Keywords: ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma:pathology, Adenoma:pathology, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Endoscopy:adverse effects, Female, Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma:pathology, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Minimally Invasi.

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Sex differences in the relationship between cortisol levels and the Empathy and Systemizing Quotients in humans.

Nakayama Y, Takahashi T, Wakabayashi A, Oono H, Radford M.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(4): 445-448 PubMed PMID: 17693971 Keywords: Adolescent, Adult, Autistic Disorder:physiopathology, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Cognition:physiology, Empathy, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:metabolism, Logic, Male, Psychopathology, Saliva:metabolism, Sex Characteristics, Social Adjustment,.

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Circadian rhythm of salivary serotonin in patients with major depressive disorder.

Tan Z, Bao A, Tao M, Liu Y, Zhou J.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 395-400 PubMed PMID: 17693970 Keywords: Adult, Case-Control Studies, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Depressive Disorder, Major:drug therapy, Female, Fluoxetine:therapeutic use, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Saliva:metabolism, Serotonin:metabolism, Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors:the.

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Detection of genomic imbalances by comparative genomic hybridization in Chinese fetuses with malformations.

Wang Y, Meng J, Wang X, Zhao Y, Wang L, Simpson J, Chen Z.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(4): 406-409 PubMed PMID: 17693969 Keywords: Aneuploidy, Asian Continental Ancestry Group:genetics, China, Congenital Abnormalities:ethnology, DNA:genetics, Female, Fetus:abnormalities, Fluorescent Dyes, Genomic Instability:genetics, Humans, Male, Nucleic Acid Hybridization:methods, Reproducibility .

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Selected auxological aspects of anorexia nervosa--relations of body weight to body height and menstrual cycle.

Krásnicanová H, Veselá M, Vejvalka J, Koutek J.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 527-534 PubMed PMID: 17693968 Keywords: Adolescent, Algorithms, Anorexia Nervosa:physiopathology, Body Height:physiology, Body Weight:physiology, Child, Female, Growth:physiology, Humans, Menstrual Cycle:physiology,.

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Homocysteine serum concentration and uterine artery color Doppler examination in cases of recurrent miscarriages with unexplained etiology.

Sikora J, Magnucki J, Zietek J, Kobielska L, Partyka R, Kokocinska D, Białas A.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 502-506 PubMed PMID: 17693967 Keywords: Abortion, Habitual:blood, Adult, Arteries:diagnostic imaging, Blood Flow Velocity:physiology, Case-Control Studies, Female, Homocysteine:blood, Humans, Regional Blood Flow:physiology, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color, Uterus:blood supply, Vascular Resistan.

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Single base substitution in growth hormone receptor gene influences the receptor density in bovine liver.

Maj A, Gajewska A, Pierzchala M, Kochman K, Zwierzchowski L.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 401-405 PubMed PMID: 17693965 Keywords: Animals, Cattle, Exons, Genotype, Liver:metabolism, Male, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide:genetics, Protein Binding:genetics, Receptors, Somatotropin:genetics, Signal Transduction,.

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Prolactin as a factor for increased platelet aggregation.

Urban A, Masopust J, Malý R, Hosák L, Kalnická D.

Case Reports 2007; 28(4): 518-523 PubMed PMID: 17693964 Keywords: Adult, Blood Coagulation:physiology, Female, Humans, Platelet Aggregation:physiology, Prolactin:physiology, Psychotropic Drugs:adverse effects, Thrombosis:etiology,.

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Homocysteine, folic acid and vitamin B12 concentration in patients with recurrent miscarriages.

Sikora J, Magnucki J, Zietek J, Kobielska L, Partyka R, Kokocinska D, Białas A.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 507-512 PubMed PMID: 17693963 Keywords: Abortion, Habitual:blood, Adult, Case-Control Studies, Female, Folic Acid:blood, Folic Acid Deficiency:complications, Homocysteine:blood, Humans, Vitamin B 12:blood,.

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Effect of carbimazole induced hypothyroidism and thyroxine replacement on the growth of the long bones in albino rats of different age groups.

Ahmed M, Sarwar M, Ahmed I, Qureshi G, Makhdoom A, Parvez S.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(4): 484-488 PubMed PMID: 17693962 Keywords: Aging:physiology, Albinism:genetics, Animals, Antithyroid Agents:adverse effects, Bone Density:drug effects, Bone Development:drug effects, Carbimazole:adverse effects, Hormone Replacement Therapy:methods, Hypothyroidism:chemically induced, Rats, Rats, Mu.

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Altered circadian rhythms of corticosterone, melatonin, and phagocytic activity in response to stress in rats.

Paredes S, Sánchez S, Parvez H, Rodríguez A, Barriga C.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 489-495 PubMed PMID: 17693961 Keywords: Animals, Cell Count, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Corticosterone:blood, Immune System:physiology, Macrophages:pathology, Male, Melatonin:blood, Microspheres, Peritoneal Cavity:cytology, Phagocytosis:physiology, Physical Conditioning, Animal:physiology, Ra.

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Chrononutrition applied to formula milks to consolidate infants' sleep/wake cycle.

Cubero J, Narciso D, Terrón P, Rial R, Esteban S, Rivero M, Parvez H, Rodríguez A, Barriga C.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 360-366 PubMed PMID: 17693960 Keywords: Bottle Feeding, Chronotherapy, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Dietary Carbohydrates:administration & dosage, Double-Blind Method, Feeding Behavior:physiology, Humans, Infant, Infant Formula:administration & dosage, Infant, Newborn, Prospective Studies, Slee.

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Effects of Ballota nigra on glucose and insulin in alloxan-diabetic albino rats.

Nusier M, Bataineh H, Bataineh Z, Daradka H.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 470-472 PubMed PMID: 17627273 Keywords: Administration, Oral, Albinism:genetics, Alloxan, Animals, Ballota, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental:blood, Female, Hypoglycemic Agents:administration & dosage, Insulin:blood, Male, Plant Extracts:administration & dosage, Rats, Ra.

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Effects of Ballota nigra on blood biochemical parameters and insulin in albino rats.

Nusier M, Bataineh H, Bataineh Z, Daradka H.

Journal Article 2007; 28(4): 473-476 PubMed PMID: 17627272 Keywords: Administration, Oral, Alanine Transaminase:blood, Albinism:genetics, Animals, Aspartate Aminotransferases:blood, Ballota, Bilirubin:blood, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Cholesterol:blood, Creatine Kinase:blood, Female, Insulin:blood, Male, Plant Extracts:admi.

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