BarH (Barhl) genes encode for highly conserved homeodomain-containing transcription factors involved in critical functions during development, including cell fate specification, migration and survival. Here, we report the ...

The Zika virus has raised world alarm in recent years, representing a major public health problem. In this study we evaluated the potential risk of exposure to Zika virus in Chile, associated with the probability of ...

The objective was to compare the absorption of zinc from a micronutrient-fortified dried cow's milk, which is part of the Chilean National Complementary Food Program, with that from a standard nonfortified milk. Fortification ...

Background: Type 2 diabetes is highly prevalent in populations having high rates of overweight and obesity. It is a chronic condition responsible for long-term severe dysfunction of several organs, including the ...

Objective: To assess if age is a risk factor for low zinc nutritional status in pregnancy, postpartum and in breast milk concentration, and the association between mother zinc plasma level with zinc milk concentration. ...

© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Glucagon dysregulation is an essential component in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Studies in vitro and in animal models have shown that zinc ...

Luminol-amplified CL of whole blood phagocytes was studied in rats given 3 consecutive doses of 0.1 mg L-triiodothyronine T3/kg or in hyperthyroid patients, after stimulation by zymosan. In both cases, CL was significantly ...

To determine the role of other ACTH-like peptides in the regulation of glucocorticoid secretion in fetal sheep, we examined the responses of the adrenal gland of fetal and newborn sheep to comparable single doses of αMSH ...