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Influence of dietary fat and carbohydrates proportions on plasma lipids, glucose control and low-grade inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes—The TOSCA.IT Study
The optimal macronutrient composition of the diet for the management of type 2 diabetes is debated, particularly with regard to the ideal proportion of fat and carbohydrates. The aim of the study was to explor...
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Relationship between use of proton pump inhibitors and IGF system in older subjects
to investigate the effects of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on the insulin-like-growth factor 1(IGF-1) system in the elderly.
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Weight loss and clinical characteristics of young adults patients seeking treatment at medical centers: Data from the QUOVADIS Study
OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical characteristics, attrition, weight loss, and psychological changes of obese young adults and obese adults seeking treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 1530 individuals...
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The hormonal pathway to cognitive impairment in older men
In older men there is a multiple hormonal dysregulation with a relative prevalence of catabolic hormones such as thyroid hormones and cortisol and a decline in anabolic hormones such as dehydroepiandrosterone ...
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Open AccessA new 2D-based method for myocardial velocity strain and strain rate quantification in a normal adult and paediatric population: assessment of reference values
Recent advances in technology have provided the opportunity for off-line analysis of digital video-clips of two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiographic images.
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7.19 Central Adiposity, Blood Pressure Variability and Endothelial Activation in Light-to-Moderate Hypertensive Patients
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Marker assisted selection in crop plants
Genetic map** of major genes and quantitative traits loci (QTLs) for many important agricultural traits is increasing the integration of biotechnology with the conventional breeding process. Exploitation of ...
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Aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levels in obesity are associated with insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome
Fatty liver at ultrasounds, with/without raised plasma levels of hepatic enzymes, is common in obesity. In most cases, it is the hallmark of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a potentially progressive...
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Relationship between blood pressure and plasma insulin in non-obese and obese non-diabetic subjects
In this study, we have measured plasma insulin at fasting and following an oral glucose load and blood pressure after glucose load in 367 (247 non-obese, 120 obese) normotensive and untreated mildly hypertensi...
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Absent prolactin (PRL) response to thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and somatostatin (SRIF) in at term fetus
To study the effect of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and somatostatin (SRIF) on prolactin (PRL) secretion in at term human fetus these peptides have been administered to at term pregnant women during lab...
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Effect of metoclopramide on maternal and fetal hyperprolactinemia
To investigate the effect of metoclopramide (MET), a dopaminergic antagonist drug, on serum PRL concentration in maternal and cord blood (CB) serum, the drug was injected in 94 at term pregnant women whereas 2...
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Does calcitonin modulate anterior pituitary hormone secretion?
In a group of 5 healthy subjects salmon CT (sCT) infusion was unable to induce significant variations on basal secretory levels of LH, FSH, PRL and TSH. In a second group of 5 normal subjects, GnRH and TRH tes...
