Endocrine Abstracts

The present study was undertaken to determine morphological and biochemical characteristics of GH-producing tumor. We collected consecutively 15 patients with acromegaly, and they were 6 males and 9 females with the ages of 58.5±9.9 years. As for tumor size, 7 patients had macroadenoma, 5 had microadenoma and three had empty sella with some atypical expansions. Only 3 patients had intrasellar tumor and 2 patients had empty sella in MRI finding. Other 10 patients had atypi...

BackgroundTo date, available animal models have failed to replicate the complex pathophysiology of chronic diabetic wounds. In a recent study we administered a regimen of antioxidant enzyme inhibitors (AIE) to develop a reliable and effective murine model. Here we use this model to test the efficacy of an amniotic membrane (AM) scaffold.Methods30 db/db mice received a pre-established AIE regimen and a 1 &#215...

Between 1970–1975 brazilian children with overweight were 8% and 11%, and obesity 2% and 3% for girls and boys, respectively. In 2008 overweight was 32% and 34%, and obesity 12% and 17% for girls and boys, respectively. In this study we have evaluated the nutritional profile of public school students in our town. A cross sectional observational study was developed in 2017. Mean height (3 determinations) was ascertained in the morning by trained physical educators in 1115 ...