Decreased serum thyroid hormone concentrations in severely ill patients were first reported
in the 1970s, but the functional meaning of the observed changes in thyroid hormone levels …

Abnormalities of thyroid hormone concentrations are seen commonly in a wide variety of
nonthyroidal illnesses, resulting in low triiodothyronine, total thyroxine, and thyroid …

Within the last few years, knowledge about vitamins has increased dramatically. This new
edition of a bestseller presents comprehensive summaries that analyze the chemical …

Objective To determine whether deficient activity of the hypothalamic corticotropin‐releasing
hormone (CRH) neuron, which stimulates the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis …

The influence of a low and a high level chronic immune system (IS) activation on growth and
dietary nutrient needs of pigs was evaluated. All pigs were of a single genetic strain and …

We hypothesized that increased levels of blood cytokines occur in brain-dead patients, and
that these cytokines are responsible for some of the endocrine and/or acute-phase reactant …

The hypothalamus–pituitary–thyroid (HPT) axis represents a classical example of an
endocrine feedback loop. This review discusses dynamic changes in HPT axis setpoint …

OBJECTIVES Non‐thyroidal illness (NTI) is frequently accompanied by alterations in
circulating thyroid hormone concentrations, despite patients remaining clinically euthyroid …

To get insight in the endocrine and metabolic responses in children with meningococcal
sepsis 26 children were studied the first 48 h after admission. On admission there was a …

Nonthyroidal illness (NTI) is associated with complex changes in thyroid function tests and
thyroid regulation known as the euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS)(1). The most common …