Endocrine Abstracts

Physical activity exerts an important influence on the endocrine system, modulating synthesis and secretion of several hormones. On the other hand, several hormones are able to influence physical performance and body composition. Thus, a two-way relationship between exercise and hormones exists.The use of performance-enhancing compounds dates back to the initial Olympiad in ancient Greece where herbal remedies and animal extracts were used by the athlete...

Turner’s syndrome (TS) is one of the more common genetic disorder, occurring in about 50 per 100.000 live-born girls. TS is caused by complete or partial X chromosome monosomy in a phenotypic female, and it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality for cardiovascular diseases, impaired glucose tolerance and dyslipidemia. In order to examine the metabolic and cardiovascular profile, in 30 adult TS patients under hormonal replacement therapy (HRT), 17β-estra...