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Changes in Obesity Phenotype Distribution in Mixed-ancestry South Africans in Cape Town Between 2008/09 and 2014/16
Background: Evidence is needed on the changes in obesity phenotypes in African populations and its effects on the development of …
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Insight Into Mosquito GnRH-Related Neuropeptide Receptor Specificity Revealed Through Analysis of Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Analogs of This Neuropeptide Family
Adipokinetic hormone (AKH), corazonin (CRZ) and the AKH/CRZ-related peptide (ACP) are neuropeptides considered homologous to the vertebrate gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). …
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Five Neuropeptide Ligands Meet One Receptor: How Does This Tally? A Structure-Activity Relationship Study Using Adipokinetic Bioassays With the Sphingid Moth, Hippotion eson
Adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) play a major role in mobilizing stored energy metabolites during energetic demand in insects. We showed previously …
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The Effect of Soy Isoflavones on Steroid Metabolism
Objective: This study is a post hoc analysis of steroid hormones before and after administration of pharmacological doses of soy …
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Popular Diabetes Apps and the Impact of Diabetes App Use on Self-Care Behaviour: A Survey Among the Digital Community of Persons With Diabetes on Social Media
Introduction: Evidence on whether diabetes apps improve diabetes self-care behavior in real-world settings is still limited. This study aimed to …
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Corrigendum: Blood-Based DNA Methylation Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetes: Potential for Clinical Applications
Corrigendum on: full citation of the original version of the article.Text CorrectionIn the original article, there was an error. “Colombian” …
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A Linear Fragment of Unacylated Ghrelin (UAG6−13) Protects Against Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Mice in a Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor-Independent Manner
Unacylated ghrelin (UAG), the most abundant form of ghrelin in circulation, has been shown to exert cardioprotective effect in experimental …
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Small Molecule Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Agonists and Antagonists
The follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) has been targeted therapeutically for decades, due to its pivotal role in reproduction. To date, …
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Corrigendum: Insulin- like Growth Factor-Binding Protein Action in Bone Tissue: A Key Role for Pregnancy- Associated Plasma Protein-A
In the original article, we neglected to include the funders. HA-K acknowledges the Higher Education Committee for Education and Development …
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Thyroid Function in Pregnant Women With Moderate to Severe Alcohol Consumption Is Related to Infant Developmental Outcomes
INTRODUCTION: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have an estimated global prevalence of 2-5% of births, but prevalence is reported to …
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Corrigendum: The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study: Baseline Data From a Prospective Observational African Sub-Saharan Study
There was a mistake in the values in Table 4 in the parameters total % fat, android fat mass, gynoid …
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Are There Differences in Androgen Receptor Expression in Invasive Breast Cancer in African (Tanzanian) Population in Comparison With the Caucasian (Italian) Population?
PURPOSE: Androgen receptor (AR) has been shown to have prognostic implication on breast cancer (BC). Data on the biological features …
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The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study: Baseline Data from a Prospective Observational African Sub-Saharan Study
The Gambian Bone and Muscle Ageing Study is a prospective observational study investigating bone and muscle ageing in men and …
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Glycemic and Metabolic Effects of Two Long Bouts of Moderate-Intensity Exercise in Men with Normal Glucose Tolerance or Type 2 Diabetes
Background: The glycemic and insulinemic responses following 30-60 minutes of exercise have been extensively studied and a dose response has …
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Hemoglobin-Improved Protection in Cultured Cerebral Cortical Astroglial Cells: Inhibition of Oxidative Stress and Caspase Activation
Oxidative stress plays a major role in triggering astroglial cell death in diverse neuropathological conditions such as ischemia and neurodegenerative …
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Oxidative Stress Function in Women over 40 Years of Age, Considering Their Lifestyle
Aging is dependent on biological processes that determine the aging of the organism at the cellular level. The Oxidative Stress …