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Endocrinology
Endocrinology: Endocrinology is the study of hormones. Hormones are essential for our every-day survival. It is concerned with the integration of developmental events proliferation, growth, and differentiation, and the psychological or behavioral activities of metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sleep, digestion, respiration, excretion, mood, stress, lactation, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception caused by hormones. Specializations include behavioral endocrinology and comparative endocrinology.
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Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Oxford found an association between neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene variants a
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 07, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Hormone production and release is important in individuals of all ages but is especially important for children as hormo
...
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J. Bryce Ortiz
JUL 11, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
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Annie Lennon
JUN 27, 2021
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Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2021
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Annie Lennon
MAY 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
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...
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Alexandria Bass
MAR 16, 2021
Cancer
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...
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FEB 18, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, show that a hormone known to
...
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Nouran Amin
FEB 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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JAN 08, 2021
Neuroscience
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...
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Annie Lennon
DEC 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2020
Microbiology
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...
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NOV 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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OCT 05, 2020
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...
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Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2020
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...
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Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2020
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AUG 04, 2020
Cancer
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...
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Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2020
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2020
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 13, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin