Background/Objectives : Thyroid hormone receptors are present on brown adipose tissue (BAT), indicating a role for thyroid hormone in the regulation of BAT activation. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of thyroid hormone withdrawal followed by thyroid hormone in TSH-suppressive dosages, on energy expenditure and brown adipose ti...
Published in Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society
Thyroid dysfunction is common in the general population especially in women. All thyroid diseases are in fact more common in women than in men and may interfere with the reproductive system. Thyroid function and the gonadal axes are related throughout the woman's fertile period. The relationship between the two glands is mutual. In particular, thyr...
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine thyroid hormone (TH) profile in postmenopausal patients with breast cancer (BC). Subjects and methods: 12 CaM patients stages I or II, without interventions that could interfere with tumor progression were selected, as well as and a control group with 18 postmenopausal women without CaM. We measured...
Canadian Institutes of Health
Canadian Institutes of Health
Canadian Institutes of Health
Evaluation of glomerular function is a useful part of the diagnostic approach in animals suspected of having renal disease. Time-interval and background region of interest (bg ROI) selection are determining factors when calculating the glomerular filtration ratio (GFR) based on percentage uptake of (99m)technetium-labelled diethylene triamine penta...
