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• Dexamethasone
  ===Endocrine=== ...women at risk of delivering prematurely in order to promote [[Respiratory system#Development|maturation]] of the fetus' lungs. This has been associated with
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• Fluconazole
  ...e Antifungals Using a High Throughput Aromatase Inhibition Assay | journal=Endocrine Research | volume=28 | issue=3 | pages=129 | year=2002 | pmid=12489563 | do Fluconazole is an inhibitor of the human [[cytochrome P450]] system, particularly the isozymes [[CYP2C9]] and [[CYP3A4]]. In theory, therefore,
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• Dopamine
  ...], dopamine given as a drug does not directly affect the [[central nervous system]]. To increase the amount of dopamine in the brains of patients with diseas ...comotion|voluntary movement]], [[motivation]], [[punishment]] and [[reward system|reward]], inhibition of [[prolactin]] production (involved in [[lactation]]
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• Cortisol
  ...e to increase [[blood sugar]] through gluconeogenesis, suppress the immune system, and aid in fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism.<ref>First Aid USMLE ...sol to stimulate sodium inward, while saltwater fish have a cortisol-based system for expelling excess sodium.<ref>Gorbman, A.; Dickhoff, W.W.; Vigna, S.R.;
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• Mercury (element)
  ...tion about such releases is [[TOXMAP]]. TOXMAP is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the Division of Specialized Information Services of the [[United ...sure to mercury vapor has been shown to result in profound central nervous system effects, including psychotic reactions characterized by delirium, hallucina
  69 KB (10,077 words) - 20:35, 20 September 2010
• Morphine
  ...etylmorphine ([[heroin]]), morphine acts directly on the [[central nervous system]] (CNS) to relieve [[pain]]. Morphine has a high potential for [[Substance ...sometimes can accelerate the time of passage of food from mouth to out of system to an hour or less, involuntary urination and ejaculation which is often pa
  87 KB (12,376 words) - 15:51, 27 September 2010
• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...athematical modeling, indicating that it is quite unlikely that PET yields endocrine disruptors in mineral water.<ref>{{fr icon}} [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele= ...energy, and far higher visual quality than can be achieved by the two-step system.
  43 KB (6,272 words) - 09:11, 20 September 2010
• Fever
  ...called [[febrile neutropenia]], is a fever in the absence of normal immune system function. Because of the lack of infection-fighting [[neutrophil]]s, a bact ...rogens are [[cytokines]], molecules that are a part of the [[innate immune system]]. They are produced by [[phagocytic cells]] and cause the increase in the
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• Cancer
  ...sion within tissues, and interaction with protective cells of the [[immune system]]. * A mutation in signaling ([[endocrine]]) machinery of the cell can send error-causing signals to nearby cells
  94 KB (13,321 words) - 20:32, 20 September 2010
• Pesticide poisoning
  ...tantial evidence to suggest that DDT, and its metabolite [[DDE]], act as [[endocrine disruptors]], interfering with hormonal function of estrogen, testosterone, ...holinesterase]] test. Cholinesterase is an important enzyme of the nervous system, and these chemical groups kill pests and potentially injure or kill humans
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• Arsenic
  ...tion about such releases is [[TOXMAP]]. TOXMAP is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the Division of Specialized Information Services of the [[United ...d oxidative stress. These metabolic interferences lead to death from multi-system [[organ failure]], probably from [[necrotic]] cell death, not [[apoptosis]]
  51 KB (7,314 words) - 20:34, 20 September 2010
• Cadmium
  ...in environments with very low zinc concentrations and thus the biological system has utilized cadmium in place of zinc to perform that function normally car [[Category:Endocrine disruptors]]
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• Lead
  Lead is a poisonous substance to animals. It damages the [[nervous system]] and causes [[brain]] disorders. Excessive lead also causes blood disorder ...nce. For the same reason it is used in [[scuba diving]] [[diving weighting system|weight belts]] to counteract the diver's natural buoyancy and that of his e
  52 KB (7,694 words) - 20:36, 20 September 2010
• List of cutaneous conditions
  ...le]] and [[glands]].<ref name="Lookingbill" /> The major function of this system is as a barrier against the external environment.<ref name="pmid19221876">{ Conditions of the human integumentary system constitute a broad spectrum of diseases, also known as [[dermatoses]], as w
  177 KB (19,269 words) - 20:05, 21 September 2010
• List of diseases (M)
  * [[Mental deficiency-epilepsy-endocrine disorders]] * [[Mental retardation myopathy short stature endocrine defect]]
  26 KB (2,392 words) - 20:07, 21 September 2010
• List of cancer types
  *[[Primary central nervous system lymphoma|Central nervous system lymphoma, primary]] *[[Islet Cell Carcinoma]] (Endocrine Pancreas)
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• List of dog diseases
  ...n affect the lungs and skin, but more commonly the eye and central nervous system.<ref>{{cite web | last = Reynolds | first = Cecily A. | coauthors = Bain, P ...orses, but can also affect humans. In dogs it affects the gastrointestinal system and lymph nodes, and rarely the skin.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Grooters, A
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• Lists of diseases
  * [[List of endocrine diseases]] * [[List of neurological disorders]] (nervous system)
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• Angiotensin
  ...It is part of the [[renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system|renin-angiotensin system]], which is a major target for drugs that lower blood pressure. Angiotensin ...N, Terragno NA |title=History about the discovery of the renin-angiotensin system |journal=Hypertension |volume=38 |issue=6 |pages=1246–9 |year=2001 |month
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• Hypophyseal portal system
  ...l portal system''' (or '''hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system''') is the system of [[blood vessel]]s that link the [[hypothalamus]] and the [[anterior pitu ...anterior pituitary is able to fulfill its function of regulating the other endocrine glands.
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