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Ozata M, Ozdemir IC, Licinio J. Human leptin deficiency caused by a missense mutation: multiple endocrine defects, decreased sympathetic tone, and immune system dysfunction indicate new targets for ...

Male mice that make high levels of fibroblast growth factor 21 stay lean as they age — a finding that could translate to ...

Exposure to high levels of the body's primary stress hormone—cortisol—in preterm fetuses can disrupt normal heart development ...

Interval estimation design for a class of parametric varying systems is considered. Interval state observer for nonlinear system with varying parameters and constant time delay is proposed. Also we ...

New research suggests that the unique way human placentas produce sex hormones during pregnancy may have been a key driver behind our species' extraordinary brain development and social behavior.

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In the present study, a model for the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor embedded in an explicit lipid bilayer was developed. The final conformation was obtained by extensive molecular ...