Growth hormone deficiency

Thyroid hormone is an important hormone needed for brain maturation as it helps in the functioning of the brain throughout the life. Thyroid diseases have various clinical manifestations in adults like hypothyroidism causing lethargy, hyporeflexia and deprived motor coordination. Thyroid hormone deficiency can lead to irreversible brain damage depending on onset and duration time period. Subclinical hypothyroidism is usually related to memory damage, bipolar affective disorders, depression or…

focus on hypothyroidism, its symptoms, treatments and effects on people. Hypothyroidism is a disorder that is common in endocrine and it results from the deficiency of thyroid hormone in the body. The most common cause of hypothyroidism in United States and areas of adequate iodine intake is autoimmune thyroid disease; whereas iodine deficiency in the rest of the world remains the major cause of the disorder. It occurs when thyroxine…

elevated cortisol level is unknown, but it may be involved with loss of bone density in anorexia nervosa(Lo Sauro et al., 2008). Alterations in growth hormone are also present in anorexia nervosa. Levels are more often elevated, but levels of insulin like growth factor (IGF-1) are decreased, indicative of growth hormone resistance. Antidiuretic hormone levels may also be low in anorexia nervosa which may rarely result…

Leptin The gene LEP is found in chromosome 7 in humans. It is a protein of 167 amino acids with a four-helix bundle motif similar to that of a cytokine. It is produced mostly in the white adipose tissue. It then circulates in the bloodstream at fluctuating levels, depending on the circumstances of its production. For example, Leptin levels are normally higher at the hours between midnight and early morning; it is assumed that this is to suppress appetite during sleep. Leptin is believed to enter…

During the Foreclosure Crisis several years ago, my community was hit hard. I never thought I would see homes in my neighborhood being foreclosed. It was unbelievable. I was in middle school and high school when this was going on and heard my parents discussing this many times. I look back and think there were things that could have been done to prevent this from being a nation-wide disaster. I believe that there are things that can be done to minimize the effect of a foreclosure crisis…

is to produce two specific thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and secrete calcitonin that circulates continuously from the gland through the blood to all parts of the body. In fact, thyroid hormones are essential for operating “almost all the cells in the body, regulating basal metabolic rate, lipid metabolism, body temperature, carbohydrate metabolism, and all aspects of linear growth” (Burkhart 55). The pituitary produces the hormone thyrotropin, which is commonly…

is an essential for all cells in the body. This is because “it is involved in cell signaling, bone formation, and acid-base regulation”(cefic). The compound earlier stated, hydroxyapatite contains both calcium and phosphorus, which are critical for growth and development of the bone structure, as well as the maintenance throughout life. Phosphorus is a mineral acid found in many different foods naturally; however, the amount found in diet soda is unnatural. Elson M. Haas, a medical practitioner,…

Iodine is essential on the new plant and this is why. Iodine is a key component of the hormones made in the thyroid gland. These hormones are absolutely critical to human health, helping to control energy production and utilization in nearly every cell of the body. David Brownstein explains in his books “Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can’t Live Without It”, how iodine is crucial in a person’s life by saying “My experience has shown that iodine in doses ranging from 6-50mg/day is adequate…

different hormones which are a key part in the proper function of the brain, heart, and liver. The thyroid also helps in maintaining a healthy metabolism. According to the American Thyroid Association, more than 20 million Americans have some sort of thyroid disorder. Close to sixty percent of those diagnosed were completely unaware of their condition ("Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)"). Often times when these disorders occur, the thyroid is producing an incorrect amount of the thyroid…

This little gland does some amazing stuff and can affect the whole of the body. Its prime function is to secrete thyroid hormones, those hormones are then used throughout the all your cells and tissues. Thyroid hormones regulate temperature, your heart rate, metabolism, brain function, how fast you burn calories and even your digestion [1]. If you are not producing thyroid hormones or are producing too much you can have some very unpleasant symptoms. The sad part is that most people, women and…