Thyroid hormones are crucial for the growth and maturation of many target tissues,
especially the brain and skeleton. During critical periods in the first trimester of pregnancy …

The astonishingly long lives of plants and their regeneration capacity depend on the activity
of plant stem cells. As in animals, stem cells reside in stem cell niches, which produce …

The thyroid hormone (TH) system is involved in several important physiological processes,
including regulation of energy metabolism, growth and differentiation, development and …

Chitosan is a natural anionic polysaccharide with a changeable architecture and an
abundance of functional groups; in addition, it can be converted into various shapes and …

Neocortex expansion during evolution is associated with the enlargement of the embryonic
subventricular zone, which reflects an increased self-renewal and proliferation of basal …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used in the production of numerous consumer products
resulting in potential daily human exposure to this chemical. The FDA previously evaluated …

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, despite
recent advances in clinical oncology. Accumulating evidence sheds light on the existence of …

Teleosts comprise about half of all vertebrate species and exhibit an extraordinary diversity
of adult pigment patterns that function in shoaling, camouflage, and mate choice and have …

Thyroid hormone is a pleiotropic factor that controls many cellular processes in multiple cell
types such as cancer stem cells (CSC). Thyroid hormone concentrations in the blood are …

The role of thyroid hormone on brain development is dramatically illustrated by “cretinism,” a
severe mental retardation due to iodine deficiency and maternal hypothyroidism during …