The avian endocrine system consists of a series of glands that produce and secrete substances known as hormones. These steroids or proteins travel through the bloodstream and act as chemical ...
Exposure to some endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that harm the thyroid gland has increased over the past 20 years among U.S. women of childbearing age and pregnant women, especially among ...
The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system (along with the adrenal glands, hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, and testes, and other endocrine organs). The thyroid gland releases hormones into ...
A class of chemicals –– likely in products all over many homes in the United States –– could be impacting your hormone health. The scientific literature around EDCs is still growing, but ...
Endocrine systems and metabolic diseases affect the endocrine system and disrupt metabolism. Examples include diabetes and goiter. Blood lipid profiling in a pediatric cohort identified lipid ...