Endometriosis and infertility: a cause-effect relationship?

abstract：:This article reviews the implementation processes for interventions that integrate nutrition and psychosocial stimulation for children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries. We examine the content of these programs, the delivery strategy, intensity and duration, personnel training and supervision, c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yousafzai AK,Aboud F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial cell sheet formation is central to many aspects of vertebrate development and function. For example, it is a major principle of differentiation in embryogenesis and regeneration, enables the compartmentalization of tissues, and is the basis for the maintenance of homeostasis throughout the body. A key chara...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yano T,Kanoh H,Tamura A,Tsukita S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For more than 10 years umbilical cord blood (UCB) has been used as an alternative source of hematopoietic stem cells for allogeneic transplantation. Although the clinical results are encouraging, UCB is associated with delayed engraftment. To address these issues we have used the NOD/SCID mouse model to study the engr...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Fibbe WE,Noort WA,Schipper F,Willemze R

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased oxidation of carbohydrates and free fatty acids is a well-known phenomenon during cold stress. Nevertheless, sources of the fuels used have not been fully clarified as yet. Thus, the aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of acute cold exposure on lipid and carbohydrate metabolism in human subcutaneous ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Koska J,Ksinantova L,Seböková E,Kvetnansky R,Klimes I,Chrousos G,Pacak K

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endogenous serum metabolite of vitamin D (calcitriol, 1,25(OH)2 D3 ) is considered a true steroid hormone (D hormone), and like glucocorticoids (GCs) and gonadal hormones, may exert several immunomodulatory activities. Serum vitamin D deficiency (25(OH) D), and therefore reduced 1,25(OH)2 D3 availability, is consi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cutolo M,Paolino S,Sulli A,Smith V,Pizzorni C,Seriolo B

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorimotor learning requires knowledge of the relationship between movements and sensory effects: a sensorimotor map. Generally, these mappings are not innate but have to be learned. During learning, the challenge is to build a continuous map from a set of discrete observations, that is, predict locations of novel t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： van Vugt FT,Ostry DJ

更新日期：2018-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular genetic basis of adaptive change in phenotype is a major outstanding issue in evolutionary biology. Evolutionary change in coat and plumage color is a promising system for making progress in this field. Most notably, recent work on the molecular genetic basis of hair and feather color has identified seve...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mundy NI,Kelly J,Theron E,Hawkins K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of physiologic and metabolic phenomena amenable to analysis using magnetic resonance (MR) techniques is increasing every year. MR techniques can now evaluate tissue parameters relevant to TCA cyclemetabolism, anerobic glycolysis, ATP levels, blood-brain barrier permeability, macrophage infiltration, cytotox...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jenkins BG,Chen YI,Kuestermann E,Makris NM,Nguyen TV,Kraft E,Brownell AL,Rosas HD,Kennedy DN,Rosen BR,Koroshetz WJ,Beal MF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intense stress can be detrimental for tissue homeostasis and accelerates aging. On the other hand, repeated mild stresses can have beneficial and even life-prolonging effects. Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids (GCs) represents the major hormonal response to stress. However, besides its life-sustaining role, GC excess ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kletsas D,Pratsinis H,Gioni V,Pilichos K,Yiacoumettis AM,Tsagarakis S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is intended to serve as a traditional Tibetan medical response to advancements in basic longevity research, with particular attention to current models of caloric restriction. This is a complicated task, as Tibetan medicine traditionally approaches dietary modification from a radically different perspective...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dakpa T,Dodson-Lavelle B

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing literature on the subject of aneurysmal degeneration of arteries in patients who are infected with HIV. A patient recently seen at our medical center with an aneurysm of the carotid artery stimulated our interest in reviewing the mechanisms by which HIV may initiate or predispose to these pathologies....

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Tilson MD 3rd,Withers L

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internuclear ophthalmoparesis (INO) is the most common saccadic eye movement disorder observed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is characterized by slowing of the adducting eye during horizontal saccades, and most commonly results from a demyelinating lesion in the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) with...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Frohman TC,Davis SL,Frohman EM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A type of unit discharge, termed "luxotonic," has been found in the striate cortex of unanesthetized squirrel monkeys and macaques.6, 21 The firing frequency of these units shows relatively little adaptation, continues indefinitely (hours), and reflects the level of diffuse illumination of the eye. The more numerous "...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Doty RW

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of sunlight have fascinated researchers for decades because nearly every living thing on earth is likely to be exposed to sunlight and the ultraviolet (UV) fraction of it. In addition to detrimental long-term effects such as immunosuppression and skin cancer, premature aging of the skin (photoaging) is a well-...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brenneisen P,Sies H,Scharffetter-Kochanek K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse and human DNA sequences from centromeric and ribosomal domains were labeled with biotinylated deoxynucleotides and hybridized in situ to paraformaldehyde-fixed tissue culture cells. Centromeres were widely dispersed in most of these interphase nuclei. At late G2 phases of the cell cycle, centromeres appeared to ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Manuelidis L

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight and adherens junctions play critical roles in the barrier, adhesion, and signaling functions of epithelial and endothelial cells. How the molecular organization of these junctions is tuned to the widely diverse physiological requirements of each tissue type is not well understood. Here, we address this question ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Vasileva E,Sluysmans S,Bochaton-Piallat ML,Citi S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the five enzyme complexes in the oxidative phosphorylation system, NADH-coenzyme Q oxidoreductase (also called complex I) is the largest, most intricate, and least understood. This enzyme complex spans the inner mitochondrial membrane and catalyzes the first step of electron transfer by the oxidation of NADH, an...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lin BY,Kao MC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify molecular genetic markers of resistance or susceptibility to dermatophilosis in cattle, we used a functional candidate gene approach to analyze the DNA polymorphisms of targeted genes encoding molecules implicated in known mechanisms of both nonspecific and specific immune responses existing in the pathoge...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Maillard JC,Chantal I,Berthier D,Thevenon S,Sidibe I,Razafindraibe H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An attempt has been made to describe several actions of progesterone related to the preparation of the uterus for decidualization. These actions result from classical ligand-receptor interactions as well as from nonreceptor-mediated changes, that is, those imposed by metabolic inactivation of the steroid. By opposing ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yochim JM

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the alpha(2A)-autoreceptors on the sympathetic nerve terminals of the human atrial appendages and rabbit pulmonary artery, rilmenidine and oxymetazoline exhibit different properties (antagonism and agonism, respectively). These opposite pharmacodynamic properties of alpha(2)-adrenoceptor ligands seem to be due to s...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Molderings GJ,Bonisch H,Bruss M,Gothert M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) from bone marrow are a source of osteoblast progenitors in vivo, and under appropriate conditions they differentiate into osteoblasts ex vivo. The cells provide a convenient cell culture model for the study of osteogenic tissue repair in an experimentally accessible system. Recent ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gregory CA,Gunn WG,Reyes E,Smolarz AJ,Munoz J,Spees JL,Prockop DJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 15% of pregnant women vape electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), exposing the fetus to a range of toxic compounds, including nicotine and by-products of e-cigarette liquid (e-liquid) pyrolysis. Owing to the recent emergence of these products, research mainly focuses on immediate users, and not on in uter...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Li G,Chan YL,Wang B,Saad S,George J,Oliver BG,Chen H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a phenotype resulting from a series of causative factors with a variable risk of complications. Etiologic diversity requires personalized prevention and treatment. Imaging procedures offer the potential to investigate the interplay between organs and pathways underlying energy intake and consumption in an i...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Iozzo P

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss the relevance of studying ecology within the framework of Complexity Science from a statistical mechanics approach. Ecology is concerned with understanding how systems level properties emerge out of the multitude of interactions among large numbers of components, leading to ecosystems that possess the proto...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jensen HJ,Arcaute E

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since NTS neurons receive synaptic input from many sensory modalities, it is crucial to understand the neuronal mechanisms involved in synaptic processing. We have proposed that GABA-containing neurons in the NTS are the primary target for somatic afferent fibers activated by skeletal muscle contraction. In our model,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Potts JT

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major goal of drug abuse research is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the behavioral changes caused by repeated exposure to cocaine. Enduring behavioral changes, such as behavioral sensitization, can be induced in rodents by repeated cocaine administration. The neurobiological mechanisms underlying ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zhang J,Zhang D,Xu M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of new food composition carotenoid values for fruits and vegetables increases our ability to test hypotheses concerning the role of antioxidant nutrients and cancer risk. To estimate the usual carotenoid intakes, a quantitative diet history covering a one-year period is recommended for epidemiologic s...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hankin JH,Le Marchand L,Kolonel LN,Wilkens LR

更新日期：1993-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a role in a wide range of somatic and mental diseases. Whereas the role of the ANS in the regulation of the cardiovascular system seems evident, its role in the regulation of other systems associated with allostasis is less clear. Using a model of neurovisceral integration we d...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Thayer JF,Sternberg E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concepts of the ventral striatopallidal system and extended amygdala have significantly improved our understanding of basal forebrain organization. As a result of these and other advances during the last twenty years, many of the most prominent basal forebrain structures, including the nucleus accumbens, olfactory...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： de Olmos JS,Heimer L

更新日期：1999-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A male factor is implicated in about 50% of couples treated with advanced assisted reproductive techniques (in vitro fertilization [IVF] or intracytoplasmic sperm injection [ICSI]). An important function of spermatozoa is to deliver the paternal genome to the oocyte. However, neither the routine testing of male fertil...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Patrizio P,Sanguineti F,Sakkas D

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00