X-Nico

unusual facts about endocrine



Carcinoid

The recognition of their endocrine-related properties were later described by Gosset and Masson in 1914, and these tumors are now known to arise from the enterochromaffin (EC) and enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells of the gut.

Colborn

Theo Colborn (born 1927), Founder and President of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange

D35

the ICD-10 code for a benign neoplasm of other and unspecified endocrine glands

D44

the ICD-10 code for a neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of endocrine glands

Dental restorative materials

Bis-GMA based materials contain Bisphenol A, a known endocrine disrupter chemical, and may contribute to the development of breast cancer.

Gordon Wishart

Professor Gordon C Wishart MB ChB MA(Cantab.) MD FRCS FRCS (Eng.) FRCS (Gen.) is a consultant breast & endocrine surgeon at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

HES1

In pancreatic progenitor cells, HES1 expression inhibits the expression of Ptf1a, which controls exocrine cell differentiation, and Ngn3, which drives differentiation of endocrine cell types that will form the islets of Langerhans.

Langerhans

Islets of Langerhans, the area in which the endocrine cells of the pancreas are grouped

Nikolai Kulchitsky

In 1897 he described the endocrine cells of the small intestine which now bear his name (Kulchitsky cells).

Sasangasana

Rabbit pose lengthens the spine and stretches the back, arms, and shoulders while stimulating the immune and endocrine systems.


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