Elite athletic competitions have separate male and female events due to men's physical
advantages in strength, speed, and endurance so that a protected female category with …

Alongside the exponential flourish of research on age-related trajectories of human brain
development during childhood and adolescence in the past two decades, there has been an …

STUDY QUESTION What is the degree of intrinsic insulin resistance (IR) in women with
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the relative contribution of BMI to overall IR based …

Steroid sulfation and desulfation are fundamental pathways vital for a functional vertebrate
endocrine system. After biosynthesis, hydrophobic steroids are sulfated to expedite …

Androgens and estrogens are known to be critical regulators of mammalian physiology and
development. While these two classes of steroids share similar structures (in general …

Testosterone is the main male sex hormone and is essential for the maintenance of male
secondary sexual characteristics and fertility. Androgen deficiency in young men owing to …

Hypopituitarism refers to deficiency of one or more hormones produced by the anterior
pituitary or released from the posterior pituitary. Hypopituitarism is associated with excess …

Sex steroids are chief regulators of gender differences in the skeleton, and male gender is
one of the strongest protective factors against osteoporotic fractures. This advantage in bone …

Steroids are small and highly important structural or signalling molecules in living organisms
and their metabolism is complex. Due to the multiplicity of enzymes involved there are many …

Preeclampsia (PE) results in placental dysfunction and is one of the primary causes of
maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. During pregnancy, estrogen is produced primarily …