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aldosterone. Some people experience disruptions of the RAA hormonal matrix after kidney trans- plantation because the transplant ...

A history of recent (within several months) corticosteroid therapy is a strong indicator for adrenal insufficiency. The diagnost ...

HORMONE–RELEASING HORMONE(GHRH), andTHYROID- RELEASING HORMONE(TRH), initiating the hormonal cascades that generate tremendous g ...

Aldosterone also acts on the peripheral arterioles, the tiny arteries within the tissues, causing them to constrict. The combine ...

the presence of abnormal proteins, and biopsy of representative amyloid deposits. Treatment Options and Outlook There is no cura ...

conditionDIABETES INSIPIDUS(which is not the same disease process as DIABETESmellitus, a disorder of INSULINproduction or METABO ...

C calcitonin A peptide HORMONEthe THYROID GLAND produces that increases the amount of calcium the bones can accept. Calcitonin f ...

STRESS RESPONSE HORMONAL CASCADEand stimulates the anterior lobe of the PITUITARY GLANDto produce ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (A ...

people taking long-term corticosteroid therapy to suppress the IMMUNE RESPONSEsuch as following ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION(to prevent ...

them. Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome is not pre- ventable though early diagnosis minimizes its con- sequences and affords a wider ...

D dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) A precursor steroid HORMONEthe adrenal cortex of the ADRENAL GLANDSsynthesizes from cholesterol. ...

frequently to maintain as tight of a balance as pos- sible between insulin and glucose. Type 1 diabetes most often develops befo ...

tiredness and weakness wounds or sores that heal slowly, or frequent infections (notably CANDIDIASIS) The diagnostic path begi ...

sulfonylurea DRUG chlorpropamide (Diabinese), received approval for use in the United States. Sulfonylurea stimulates the beta i ...

quence of kidney disease (nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, or NDI). A DIFFERENT DIABETES Diabetes insipidus has no relationship t ...

See alsoHYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONA- TREMIA; LESION; SARCOIDOSIS; SICKLE CELL DISEASE. dopamine A peptide the adrenal med ...

E– F endocrine gland A structure, sometimes called a ductless gland, within the body that produces chemicals, called hormones, i ...

In the brain, epinephrine is an active and abun- dant neurotransmitter in numerous neurologic functions, including heightened al ...

CANCER) in men, OSTEOPOROSISand BREAST CANCER prevention in women (estrogen analogs), and fer- tility treatments in women. Estro ...

G gastric inhibitive polypeptide (GPI) See DIGES- TIVE HORMONES. gastrin See DIGESTIVE HORMONES. glucagon A peptide HORMONEthe a ...