the respiratory tract contains numerous peptides secreted from special pulmonary epithelial cells whichare called endocrine cells. the function of neuroendocrine cells is modulated by amines. serotonin has strong vasomotor and bronchomotor effects in the airway mucosa. the objective of this study was to determine presence and distribution of serotonin-positive endocrine cells in respiratory tra...

BACKGROUND Mechanisms for potential effects of extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields on carcinogenesis have not been identified. A potential pathway could be an interaction with the endocrine system. AIMS To analyse occupational exposure to ELF magnetic fields from welding, and tumours of the endocrine glands. METHODS This case-control study was based on a cohort with an increased p...

Because many instances have been observed of the effects of light on metabolic processes, and because in the higher animals tbe glands of internal secretion act in part as chemical regulators of metabolism, we are undertaking certain studies on the effects on the endocrine tissues of exposure of the skin to ultra-violet light. In preparation for these studies it seemed desirable to make prelimi...

• To recognize the etiologies and clinical manifestations of endocrine crises involving the pancreas, thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands • To review the optimal confirmatory laboratory tests for these disorders in the acute care setting • To delineate the initial treatment for each specific endocrine emergency • To cover important pearls and selected caveats related to the diagnosis and man...

In the author's contemplated studies of physiological analysis of functional activity of several significant endocrine glands, it was thought to be of much fundamental importance to examine metabolic patterns which characterize respective glands. In spite of a large amount of data hitherto reported concerning oxygen consumption of endocrine glands(McShan and Meyer, 1946; Weiss, 1951; Sorkes and...

this paper is a statistical and analytical review of endocrine glands disorders, seen in the department of pathology, tehran university medical school, and is based on approximately 40,000 surgical specimens and 2,500 autopsy cases. of 42,500 combined routine surgical and autopsy cases reviewed, we had 2,556 cases of endocrine disorders of which there: thyroid 1,125 cases, ovary 970, testis 268...