Estrogens are powerful hormones important for the formation and function of the nervous, reproductive and cardiovascular systems. Xenoestrogens are environmental chemicals -- both industrial ...

Systemic TH levels are maintained by the classical negative feedback loop involving the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis (Figure 1). Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) is synthesized in the ...

Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified a previously unknown mechanism in humans that may explain why certain medicines and environmental chemicals disrupt the balance of sex hormones.

Researchers have discovered an important step in the activation of juvenile hormone target genes. As butterflies, fruit flies and mosquitoes transform their body structures as they molt from larva to ...

Endocrinology is the scientific discipline that investigates the endocrine system, focusing on the synthesis, secretion, regulation, and actions of hormones and related signaling molecules. It ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 2. The intricate interplay of plant hormones is pivotal in regulating various aspects of plant growth and development, from seed ...

Estrogen-bound estrogen receptor (ER), in complex with coactivators (CoA) or corepressors (CoR), regulates target gene expression via the estrogen response element (ERE) or the AP1 binding sites via ...

It involves hormonal mechanisms at the cellular level, with focus on a sensitive balance between stem cells and growth hormone. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. When ...

Receipt of female hormones appeared to lead to protective vasodilation in nephrons. Male hormone use appeared to induce subclinical kidney stress. A prospective observational study of transgender ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 16, 2025) In Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, researchers highlight a multitude of studies on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and endocrine disrupting ...

Just as raging hormones are part of the process of a child's maturation through the teen years to adulthood, juvenile hormones, a group of insect isoprenoids, play an important role as butterflies, ...