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throughout the body do not respond to the normal amounts of INSULINthe ISLETS OFLANGERHANSpro- duce. The short-term result is an ...

hormones they produce. At present islet cell trans- plantation requires subsequent lifelong IMMUNO- SUPPRESSIVE THERAPY to preve ...

L–O luteinizing hormone (LH) A peptide HORMONE the anterior lobe of the PITUITARY GLANDproduces that stimulates hormonal activit ...

MEN-2b, characterized by pheochromocytoma, neuromas in the mucous membranes of the MOUTHand eyes, and medullary thyroid cancer ...

P parathyroid glands Four small endocrine glands, somewhat orange or yellowish in color, normally located in two pairs on the ba ...

of vitamin D, increases the amounts of calcium the KIDNEYSretain and the intestines absorb, and increases the amount of phosphor ...

Researchers believe the pineal gland produces other hormones and has functions related to immune activity, though what they are ...

posterior lobe does not itself synthesize any hor- mones. The hypothalamus regulates the posterior lobe primarily through neurol ...

See also ANDROGENS; BREAST HEALTH; ESTROGENS. prolactin A peptide HORMONEthe anterior lobe of the PITUITARY GLAND synthesizes an ...

R–S relaxin A peptide HORMONEwith poorly under- stood roles in reproduction and CHILDBIRTH. Relaxin receptors are widespread thr ...

the gastrointestinal tract also synthesize somato- statin. Somatostatin is an inhibitory hormone that has numerous functions rel ...

T testosterone A steroid HORMONEthe adrenal cor- tex of the ADRENAL GLANDS, the TESTESin men, and the OVARIES in women synthesiz ...

arising from the follicular cells and tends to grow slowly. This form of thyroid cancer is more com- mon in people who have had ...

Risk Factors and Preventive Measures The primary risk factor for papillary and anaplastic thyroid cancers is previous radiation ...

HORMONE, which draws calcium from the bones into the blood to meet the calcium needs else- where in the body. Generally, disorde ...

(scarred) and merges with surrounding structures, and acute thyroiditis, which is a serious and potentially life-threatening bac ...

the blood may remain artificially high in HYPOTHY- ROIDISM, as the levels of thyroid hormones are chronically inadequate in this ...

thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) A peptide HORMONEthe HYPOTHALAMUSproduces in response to decreased levels of the thyroid hor ...

V–W vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) See DIGESTIVE HORMONES. Wilson’s disease A hereditary disorder in which the body does no ...

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