[EN] Understanding the cause of sex disparities in COVID-19 outcomes is a major challenge. We investigate sex hormone levels and their association with outcomes in COVID-19 patients, stratified by sex and age. This ...
[EN] The effects of selection for high (H) and low (L) uterine
capacity on serum and uterine fluid levels of progesterone and
serum levels of estradiol and cholesterol, near implantation (day
6 of gestation), were ...
Gil Ruiz, Teresa(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-09-14)
[ES] Las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV) constituyen la principal causa de morbilidad y mortalidad tanto en hombres como en mujeres. Sin embargo, existen diferencias específicas de sexo en cuanto prevalencia, incidencia ...
Vicente Antón, José Salvador; Llobat L; Viudes De Castro, María Pilar; Lavara García, Raquel; Baselga Izquierdo, Manuel; Marco Jiménez, Francisco(Elsevier, 2012-01)
Prenatal death can occur due to several genetic and environmental factors which alter normal embryo development, maternal environment to support normal fertilisation, development of embryos, placenta and foetus, or affect ...
Pérez Igualada, Luz María; Peñaranda, D.S.; Dufour, S.; Baloche, S.; Palstra, A. P.; Van den Thillart, G.E.E.J.M.; Asturiano Nemesio, Juan Francisco(Elsevier, 2011-10-01)
[EN] We examined the effect of temperature in European silver eels during their maturation induced by injections of carp pituitary extract on endocrine parameters: pituitary fshß and lhß expression, plasma 17ß-estradiol ...
The paper expresses an attempt to tackle the problem due to the presence of micropollutants in wastewater which may be able to disrupt the endocrine system of some organisms. These kinds of compounds are ubiquitously present ...
[EN] Litter size is an essential trait in rabbit production, and it depends on ovulation rate and embryonic and foetal survival. The period between 8 and 18 d of gestation is critical for foetal survival, as the placenta ...