Category: Endocrinology
Full Length over Exon Deficient
November 14, 2015The Cell Cycle: Gap Zero
May 23, 2015The Turkish Seat
April 20, 2015The Curious Case of Adam Rainer
May 10, 2014Pit-1
January 13, 2014Growth Antagonists: The Estrogenic Gadfly
October 25, 2013Growth Antagonists: Delta Cells
August 13, 2013Fish Representatives
February 16, 2013In most genetics research, Homo sapiens is represented by small fish like Danio rerio (zebrafish) and Oryzias latipes (Japanese rice fish). Both are important model organisms, representing man in developmental genetics, neurophysiology and biomedicine. When we tinker with genes what happens to the fish is…
This Crowded Earth
November 30, 2012Pegvisomant
November 19, 2012Pegvisomant (tradename Somavert) is a genetically engineered analogue of the human growth hormone (GH) that stops unnaturally vigorous growth in patients with acromegaly. It works as a GH receptor antagonist and blocks or dampens agonist-mediated responses by binding to growth hormone receptors on cell surfaces. Pegvisomant is used…
Estrogen Therapy
June 5, 2012Closing the Bone
May 13, 2012Immunity & Indirect Short Stature
April 29, 2012Tiny House Movement
April 15, 2012Complex Desire
February 19, 2012High on Cheese
January 29, 2012Somatostatin Zebrafish Farm
January 18, 2012Outgrowing Life (Robert Wadlow)
December 31, 2011GH Resistance
December 26, 2011Stature is a highly heritable trait controlled by genetic and environmental factors. Pygmies display a remarkable and inspiring resistance to growth hormone (GH). African Pygmies represent a paradigmatic example of non-disease-related idiopathic short stature. Even if large quantities of GH are administered to them, they simply ignore…