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Association between virus exposure and depression in US adults.

Mood disorders are common mental illnesses. Among the factors associated with major depression are exposures to infectious diseases including hepatitis...

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Reduced immunity to measles in adults with major depressive disorder.

BACKGROUND:Depression can impair the immunogenicity of vaccine administration in adults. Whereas many vaccinations are administered in childhood, it is not...

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Thyroid hormone activation by type 2 deiodinase mediates exercise-induced peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α expression in skeletal muscle

Thyroid hormone promotes expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1a), which mediates mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative capacity in skeletal muscle...

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Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Metabolism

Thyroid hormone (TH) is required for normal development as well as regulating metabolism in the adult. The thyroid hormone receptor...

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Metabolic Effects of the Intracellular Regulation of Thyroid Hormone: Old Players, New Concepts

Thyroid hormones (THs) are key determinants of cellular metabolism and regulate a variety of pathways that are involved in the...

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Role of thyroid hormone in skeletal muscle physiology

Thyroid hormones (TH) are crucial for development, growth, differentiation, metabolism and thermogenesis. Skeletal muscle (SM) contractile function, myogenesis and bioenergetic...

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Thyroid Hormones Play Role in Sarcopenia and Myopathies.

Skeletal muscle maintains posture and enables movement by converting chemical energy into mechanical energy, further contributing to basal energy metabolism....

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Clinical definition of sarcopenia

Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. Although it is primarily a disease of...

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Glucocorticoids Complications to Anticipate and Prevent

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely used for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Their mechanism of action is most commonly rooted in genomic...

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