Introduction The endocrine system is made up of glands and tissues that produce hormones, the role of which is to coordinate and regulate vital functions in the human body. This seventh article of an ...

FROM the moment of conception an interplay of biochemical processes ensures the growth and development of the fetus and its placenta. Such an interplay must function under an intricate system of ...

During pregnancy, obesity and gestational diabetes in the mother — both separately and together — affect the placenta and the health of mother and child. Rates of both obesity and diabetes are on the ...

Washington, DC—A new study in human placenta provides the strongest evidence to date that Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can interfere with thyroid hormone action in pregnant women. The ...

A new study provides 'the strongest evidence to date' that endocrine disrupting chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls found in flame retardant cloth, paint, adhesives and electrical transformers ...

After giving birth, your placenta will deliver within 30 to 60 minutes, but you may be wondering how this happens. Placenta delivery depends on if your baby was delivered vaginally or via C-section.

A North Carolina State University-led research team has shown a connection between exposure to a widely used flame retardant chemical mixture and disruption of normal placental function in rats, ...

Abstract The endocrine system comprises glands and tissues that produce and secrete hormones to regulate and coordinate vital functions of the human body. This article – the seventh in an eight-part ...

The fetal gonads develop from proliferating coelomic epithelium as did the fetal adrenal glands (Table 1). Longitudinal ridges, the gonadal ridges, develop on each side of the midline on the medial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thyroid activity at the cellular level can be disrupted by polychlorinated biphenyls that infiltrate the ...