Abstract The adipokinetic hormone (AKH) of insects is considered an equivalent of the mammalian hormone glucagon as it induces fast mobilization of carbohydrates and lipids from the fat body upon starvation.Yet, in foraging honey bees, which lack fat body storage for carbohydrates, it was suggested that AKH may have lost its original function.Here
Valentina Guarnotta, Antonio Prinzi, Maria Pitrone, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Carla Giordano Dipartimento di Promozione Della Salute, Materno-Infantile, Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza “G.D’Alessandro” (PROMISE), Sezione di Malattie Endocrine, del Ricambio e della Nutrizione, Università di Palermo, Palermo, ItalyC
Invasive and noninvasive features are normally applied to select developmentally competent oocytes and embryos that can increase the take-home baby rates in assisted reproductive technology.The noninvasive approach mainly applied to determine oocyte Weight Gainers and embryo competence has been, since the early days of IVF, the morphological evalua
To the Editor, Coronary malperfusion in patients with aortic dissection further worsens prognosis due to compromised myocardial blood flow.The incidence rate of coronary disease goes from 9% to 10% according to various registries.1,2 Also, it can occur simultaneously at the beginning of dissection, during the patient transfer or in the middle of su