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Malfunctions of the paired adrenal glands. The adrenal glands can have congenital defects and can be damaged by infections and destructive tumors.... Inborn or acquired abnormalities in the structure or function of the human pituitary gland. Pituitary disorders can stem from any of five disease... Physiological symptoms or illnesses that are caused and/or exacerbated by the mind. The term psychosomatic illness was used regularly by... A class of steroid hormones produced in the testes and adrenal cortex which act to regulate masculine secondary sexual characteristics. The major... Those regulatory phenomena in animals or plants which involve, as intermediaries, one or more hormones.These are specific chemical entities, secreted... Lipids form a class of compounds composed of neutral fats (triglycerides), phospholipids, glycolipids, sterols, and fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E,... A large gland found in all vertebrates. It consists of a continuous parenchymal mass forming a system of walls (muralium) through which venous blood... A membrane-bounded digestive structure found within virtually all types of animal cells. Lysosome sizes, microscopic appearances, and other... Disorders of metabolism principally involve an imbalance in nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, or carbohydrates. They are usually associated with... A term used in embryology to describe a set of cells arising from the ectoderm. The ectoderm is the germ layer that also gives rise to the neural... A part of the reproductive system of all female vertebrates. Although not vital to individual survival, the ovary is vital to perpetuation of the... Disorders of the prostate gland that can cause voiding symptoms and sexual dysfunction. The three most common diseases are prostatitis, benign... The structures concerned with the production of sex cells (gametes) and perpetuation of the species. The comparative anatomy, human histology,... Those disorders which involve the structures of the human female and male reproductive systems. A general term used to describe environmental events of a challenging sort as well as the body's response to such events, in which a sense of control... The sudden and unexpected death of an infant less than one year of age whose death remains unexplained after a postmortem investigation, including an... The organ of sperm production. In addition, the testis (testicle) is an organ of endocrine secretion in which male hormones (androgens) are... An important central lymphoid organ in the neck or upper thorax of all vertebrates from elasmobranchs to mammals. The most primitive representatives... Any of a class of soluble proteins (molecular weight less than 100,000 daltons, or 100 kD) that are released by a cell to send messages that are... Any of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in both humans and animals. Scrapie is the most common form seen in animals, while in humans the... A hormone secreted primarily by the pineal gland in the vertebrate brain that conveys information about time that influences reproduction and... There are multipotent stem cells in the adult brain that might not be very different from those found in other tissues capable of regeneration.... Derived from the essential amino acid tryptophan, melatonin was discovered in 1958. It is an indoleamine molecule that is found widely throughout... In 1992, G. P. Chrousos and P. W. Gold defined stress as a state of threatened homeostasis, or instability to which a person (or animal) reacts with... |
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