Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The partial or complete hypopituitarism is described as late complication of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Imaging methods of pituitary gland examination in the chronic phase showed pituitary atrophy, but a precise pathogenic mechanism that causes pituitary damage in HRFS remains unclear. While hypopituitarism in HFRS is rarely described, cardiac failure as a known complication of hypopituitarism is even more rarely described. We present a case of s...

Toxic metals can disrupt the endocrine system, harming the thyroid and male reproductive function, as indicated by epidemiological and experimental studies. A human biomonitoring study in Serbia determined the levels of toxic metals (Cd, Pb, As, Hg, Cr, and Ni) in the blood to identify real life scenario of exposure. On the basis of the metal measured levels, the doses for the oral 90 days treatment of male Wistar rats were calculated. The experiment included a control group a...