Endocrine Abstracts

Due to its rapid development and high fecundity, the zebrafish is a standard model in developmental biology and genetics. Furthermore, key hormone systems present in mammals are already active in zebrafish larvae. The endocrine system and the circadian clock are closely linked, and also the circadian system of zebrafish matures early in development. The small size of zebrafish larvae makes them particularly suitable for chemical screens in vivo: Larvae can be kept for...

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently accompanied by insulin resistance metabolic abnormality. There are limited data on metabolic complications in women belonging to the PCOS phenotypes as defined by the Rotterdam criteria. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) metabolism and dyslipidemia between different phenotypes in Iranian infertile women with PCOS.Methods: We conducted a cross section...

Introduction: Osteoporosis affects a large percentage of the elderly population. Since the disease is preventable, diagnostic techniques are of major importance. Furthermore, the dentist is the most regularly visited doctor in this population and panoramic radiographs are the most frequently used imaging modalities for these patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiomorphometric indices on panoramic radiographs of post-menopausal females.<p class="abstex...

Context: Adrenal incidentalomas (AI) can be found in 3–10% of the general population. The vast majority of them (70%) represents nonfunctioning adrenal incidentalomas (NFAI). Although several comorbidities have been studied in patients with autonomous cortisol secretion (ACS) there are limited data for those with NFAI.Aim: To study metabolic disorders frequency in patients with AI and especially NFAI.Design: Retrospective stu...