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Neuro endo. lett. - 2004

Vol. 25 (1-2) 2004 Neuro endocrinology letters

Qualitative and quantitative studies on the ultrastructure of ovine pinealocytes during postnatal development.

Lewczuk B, Przybylska-Gornowicz B, Brzostowski H.

Journal Article 2004; 25(1-2): 127-134 PubMed PMID: 15159696 Keywords: Animals, Female, Organelles:ultrastructure, Photoreceptor Cells:growth & development, Pineal Gland:cytology, Sexual Maturation:physiology, Sheep:anatomy & histology,.

OBJECTIVE: The study was performed to analyze the ultrastructure of ovine pinealocytes during the period of postnatal development.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The pineals of newborn, 10-week and one-year old females of the domestic sheep were prepared for ultrastructural investigations. The point count analysis was use.....

Increase of the IL-1 beta and IL-6 levels in CSF in patients with vasospasm following aneurysmal SAH.

Hendryk S, Jarzab B, Josko J.

Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 141-147 PubMed PMID: 15159698 Keywords: Brain Ischemia:cerebrospinal fluid, Humans, Interleukin-1:cerebrospinal fluid, Interleukin-6:cerebrospinal fluid, Intracranial Aneurysm:cerebrospinal fluid, Rupture, Spontaneous, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage:cerebrospinal fluid, Time Factors, Vasospasm, Intrac.

Impact of a switch from typical to atypical antipsychotic drugs on quality of life and gonadal hormones in male patients with schizophrenia.

Kaneda Y, Kawamura I, Fujii A, Ohmori T.

Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 135-140 PubMed PMID: 15159697 Keywords: Adult, Analysis of Variance, Antipsychotic Agents:pharmacology, Benzodiazepines:pharmacology, Dibenzothiazepines:pharmacology, Gonadal Steroid Hormones:blood, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:drug effects, Indoles:pharmacology, Isoindoles, Male, Pit.

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Glucocorticoid-dependency of increased adiposity in a model of hypothalamic obesity.

Perelló M, Moreno G, Gaillard R, Spinedi E.

Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 119-126 PubMed PMID: 15159695 Keywords: Adipose Tissue:physiology, Adrenal Glands:physiology, Adrenalectomy, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus:drug effects, Body Composition:physiology, Corticosterone:blood, Eating:physiology, Female, .

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Possible effects of melatonin on thymus gland after pinealectomy in rats.

Oner H, Kus I, Oner J, Ogetürk M, Ozan E, Ayar A.

Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 115-118 PubMed PMID: 15159694 Keywords: Animals, Atrophy:prevention & control, Male, Melatonin:physiology, Organ Size, Pineal Gland:physiology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Thymus Gland:pathology,.

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Evaluation of subretinal fluid absorption by optical coherence tomography in circumscribed choroidal hemangioma after photodynamic therapy with Verteporfin.

Soucek P, Cihelková I.

Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 109-114 PubMed PMID: 15159693 Keywords: Adult, Aged, Body Fluids:metabolism, Choroid Neoplasms:drug therapy, Female, Fovea Centralis:drug effects, Hemangioma:drug therapy, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Photochemotherapy:adverse effects, Photosensitizing Agents:adverse effects, Porphyrins:adverse e.

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Light and electron microscopic examination of pineal gland in rats exposed to constant light and constant darkness.

Kus I, Sarsilmaz M, Ozen O, Turkoglu A, Pekmez H, Songur A, Kelestimur H.

Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 102-108 PubMed PMID: 15159692 Keywords: Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Circadian Rhythm:radiation effects, Darkness, Light, Male, Photoperiod, Photoreceptor Cells:radiation effects, Pineal Gland:radiation effects, Rats, Rats, Wistar,.

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Spontaneous ovarian adenocarcinoma in the domestic turkey breeder hen (Meleagris gallopavo): effects of photoperiod and melatonin.

Moore C, Siopes T.

Journal Article 2004; 25(1-2): 94-101 PubMed PMID: 15159691 Keywords: Adenocarcinoma:metabolism, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Light, Melatonin:physiology, Ovarian Neoplasms:metabolism, Photoperiod, Poultry Diseases:metabolism, Turkeys:metabolism,.

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Elucidation of the effect of brain cortex tetrapeptide Cortagen on gene expression in mouse heart by microarray.

Anisimov S, Khavinson V, Anisimov V.

Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 87-93 PubMed PMID: 15159690 Keywords: Animals, Cerebral Cortex:metabolism, DNA, Complementary:analysis, Dipeptides:physiology, Female, Gene Expression, Gene Expression Profiling, Melatonin:physiology, Mice, Mice, Inbred CBA, Myocardium:metabolism, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Olig.

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Insulin-induced changes of proteolytic activity of the lysosomal enzymes.

Witek B, Ochwanowska E, Kolataj A, Król T, Baranowska D, Rafay J.

Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 83-86 PubMed PMID: 15159689 Keywords: Animals, Antigens, CD13:metabolism, Blood Glucose:analysis, Cathepsin D:metabolism, Cathepsin L, Cathepsins:metabolism, Cysteine Endopeptidases, Down-Regulation, Female, Insulin:physiology, Kidney:enzymology, Leucyl Aminopeptidase:metabolism, Liver:enzymo.

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Impaired somatostatin accumulation within the median eminence in mice with mosaic mutation.

Wojewodzka U, Gajewska A, Gajkowska B, Styrna J, Kochman K.

Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 78-82 PubMed PMID: 15159688 Keywords: Adenosine Triphosphatases:genetics, Animals, Cation Transport Proteins:genetics, Copper:deficiency, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Male, Median Eminence:diagnostic imaging, Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome:genetics, Mice, Mice, Mutant Strains, Mutation, Recomb.

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Effect of fasting during the month of Ramadan on serum levels of luteinizing hormone and testosterone in people living in the below sea level environment in the Jordan Valley.

El-Migdadi F, Shotar A, El-Akawi Z, Banihani I, Abudheese R.

Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 75-77 PubMed PMID: 15159687 Keywords: Adaptation, Physiological, Adolescent, Adult, Altitude, Atmospheric Pressure, Fasting:blood, Humans, Jordan, Luteinizing Hormone:blood, Male, Reference Values, Religion, Testosterone:blood,.

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Melatonin effects on Schiff's base levels induced by iodide administration in rats.

Swierczynska-Machura D, Lewinski A, Sewerynek E.

Comparative Study 2004; 25(1-2): 70-74 PubMed PMID: 15159686 Keywords: Animal Feed, Animals, Antioxidants:physiology, Brain:metabolism, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Iodides:administration & dosage, Liver:metabolism, Lung:metabolism, Male, Melatonin:physiology, Oxidative Stress:physiology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Schiff Base.

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Blood serum changes in patients with pain during bone fractures and acute pancreatitis.

Krikava K, Kalla K, Yamamotová A, Rokyta R.

Clinical Trial 2004; 25(1-2): 62-69 PubMed PMID: 15159685 Keywords: Acute Disease, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Blood Glucose:analysis, C-Reactive Protein:analysis, Cholesterol, HDL:blood, Cholesterol, LDL:blood, Fractures, Bone:blood, Humans, Lipoproteins:blood, Middle Aged, Pain:blood, Pain Measurement:methods,.

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Immunocytes modulate ganglionic nitric oxide release which later affects their activity level.

Stefano G, Mantione K, Jones D, Zhu W, Casares F, Cadet P.

Journal Article 2004; 25(1-2): 57-61 PubMed PMID: 15159684 Keywords: Animals, Bivalvia, Enzyme Inhibitors:pharmacology, Feedback, Physiological:physiology, Ganglia, Invertebrate:cytology, Interleukin-1:physiology, Leukocytes:drug effects, Lymphocyte Activation:physiology, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester:pharmacology, Neuroim.

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Pregnant women: Moiré contourgraph and it's semiautomatic and automatic evaluation. Dedicated to Professor Antonín Dolezal on his 75th birthday anniversary.

Jelen K, Kusová S.

Evaluation Studies 2004; 25(1-2): 52-56 PubMed PMID: 15159683 Keywords: Algorithms, Biomechanical Phenomena:methods, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted:methods, Imaging, Three-Dimensional:methods, Models, Anatomic, Moire Topography:methods, Pregnancy,.

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Professor Antonín Dolezal, MUDr., DrSc.--an outstanding Prague obstetrician. The 75th birthday anniversary (* January 20, 1929).

Plavka R.

Biography 2004; 25(1-2): 50-51 PubMed PMID: 15159682 Keywords: Czech Republic, Gynecology:history, History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century, Obstetrics:history,.

Cannabinoid agonists in the treatment of blepharospasm--a case report study.

Gauter B, Rukwied R, Konrad C.

Case Reports 2004; 25(1-2): 45-48 PubMed PMID: 15159681 Keywords: Analgesics, Non-Narcotic:therapeutic use, Blepharospasm:diagnosis, Botulinum Toxins, Type A:therapeutic use, Dronabinol:therapeutic use, Dystonic Disorders:diagnosis, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome,.

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On the application of cannabis in paediatrics and epileptology.

Lorenz R.

Case Reports 2004; 25(1-2): 40-44 PubMed PMID: 15159680 Keywords: Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Dronabinol:therapeutic use, Epilepsy:complications, Feeding and Eating Disorders:drug therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Muscle Spasticity:drug therapy, Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses:complications, Paraplegia:complication.

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Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD): can this concept explain therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions?

Russo E.

Journal Article 2004; 25(1-2): 31-39 PubMed PMID: 15159679 Keywords: Arachidonic Acids:pharmacology, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators:deficiency, Cannabinoids:therapeutic use, Endocannabinoids, Fibromyalgia:drug therapy, Humans, Irritable Bowel Syndrome:drug therapy, Migraine Disorders:drug therapy, Pain:drug therapy, Polyu.

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The endocannabinoid-CB receptor system: Importance for development and in pediatric disease.

Fride E.

Journal Article 2004; 25(1-2): 24-30 PubMed PMID: 15159678 Keywords: Adolescent, Animals, Arachidonic Acids:physiology, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators:physiology, Central Nervous System:embryology, Child, Child, Preschool, Endocannabinoids, Feeding Behavior:physiology, Humans, Mice, Neuroprotective Agents:metabolism, Poly.

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Pharmacology of cannabinoids.

Grotenhermen F.

Journal Article 2004; 25(1-2): 14-23 PubMed PMID: 15159677 Keywords: Animals, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators:physiology, Cannabinoids:pharmacology, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena:drug effects, Cardiovascular System:drug effects, Central Nervous System:drug effects, Dronabinol:pharmacology, Humans, Psychotropic Dru.

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The promise of advances in the field of endocannabinoids.

Mechoulam R.

Editorial 2004; 25(1-2): 11-12 PubMed PMID: 15159675 Keywords: Arachidonic Acids:pharmacology, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators:pharmacology, Cannabinoids:pharmacology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Endocannabinoids, Humans, Neuroprotective Agents:pharmacology, Polyunsaturated Alkamides,.