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Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents
(2007-03-09)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur most frequently during or after the fifth decade of life, however, there is evidence indicating that the precursors of CVD has its origin already in the first or second decade of ...
Endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes : clinical and molecular studies of the role of endothelin and arginase
(2018-05-08)
Background: Atherosclerosis is a modern world scourge and the number of people worldwide diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is on the rise, causing much morbidity and mortality. Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is an early ...
Negative regulation of growth hormone (GH) signaling
(2005-01-14)
Growth Hormone (GH) regulates postnatal longitudinal growth. It also has several other functions. It decreases cholesterol and lipoproteins levels, reduces fat tissue and increases lean body mass. GH actions are mediated ...
The mechanism of action of SOCS2 and its role in metabolism and growth
(2013-05-23)
A well-known function of Growth Hormone (GH) is the regulation of postnatal longitudinal growth but it also affects other biological processes, for instance metabolism and inflammation. Actions of GH are tightly regulated ...