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January 2014 in “British Journal of Sports Medicine” The consensus provided guidelines for treating the Female Athlete Triad and a system to decide when athletes can return to sports.
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April 2003 in “Molecular endocrinology” Vitamin D is important for bones, hair, blood pressure, and breast development.
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March 2022 in “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” Certain brain hormones and chemicals are linked to the development of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
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September 2020 in “General and comparative endocrinology” Hair cortisol is a reliable stress indicator in cattle but may not be valid for pigs.
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