The gut as the largest endocrine organ in the body Secretin, gastrin and cholecystokinin were the first discovered gut hormones. Today we recognize more than 30 gut hormone genes and a multitude of bioactive peptides, which make the gut the largest endocrine organ in the body. Due to structural homologies gut peptide hormones/growth factors have…
Overview of the Pituitary Gland The pituitary is a pea-sized gland that is housed within a bony structure (sella turcica) at the base of the brain. The sella turcica protects the pituitary but allows very little room for expansion. The pituitary controls the function of most other endocrine glands and is therefore sometimes called the…
how does the nervous system regulate body activities?
Hormonal stimulation reduces numbers and impairs function of human uterine natural killer cells during implantation Study question: How does an altered maternal hormonal environment, such as that seen during superovulation with gonadotropins in ART, impact human uterine immune cell distribution and function during the window of implantation? Summary answer: Hormonal stimulation with gonadotropins alters abundance…