Abstract Background The National Policy for Integral Attention to Women’s Health Care (PNAISM) was implemented in 2004, with monitoring of potential benefits. One the life cycles women contemplated this health policy importance care during climacteric. Prevention and promotion are actions carried out by Brazil System enshrined Brazilian policies women. Thus, our purpose identify climacteric wom...

ment. An introductory section of this chapter deals with criteria of endocrine function and methods and difficulties encountered in studying endocrine problems. This is a useful part of the book and should be of value to the student. Whereas the first two chapters deal at a general level with the topics of osmoregulation and endocrine control, the following chapters cover the function of these ...

Adipose tissue is still regarded as a principle site for lipid storage and mobilizing tissue with an important role in the control of energy homeostasis. Additionally, adipose tissue-secreted hormones such as leptin, visfatin, resistin, apelin, omentin, sex steroids, and various growth factors are now regarded as a functional part of the endocrine system. These hormones also play an important r...

ment. An introductory section of this chapter deals with criteria of endocrine function and methods and difficulties encountered in studying endocrine problems. This is a useful part of the book and should be of value to the student. Whereas the first two chapters deal at a general level with the topics of osmoregulation and endocrine control, the following chapters cover the function of these ...

Aims Mitochondrial diseases are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders that result from dysfunction of the respiratory chain. The endocrine disorders such as diabetes mellitus, hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroidism and growth hormone deficiency have been described in patients with mitochondrial DNA mutations. Among these, patients with Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stro...