Hormones are substances produced by the endocrine glands that have a tremendous effect on bodily processes. The glands in the endocrine system influence growth and development, mood, sexual ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) describes a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the body's hormone-producing glands. MEN type 1 usually affects the parathyroid gland(s), the pituitary gland ...

The endocrine system is made of glands that produce hormones (chemical messengers), which all have different jobs in the body. An endocrine disorder occurs when your endocrine system produces too ...

In the last 15 years, molecular investigations of the growth-hormone–IGF1 axis and the availability of new, effective endocrine therapies have renewed interest in disorders characterized by GHI.

Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 (MEN-1), is a genetic disorder that affects the body's hormone-producing glands. MEN-1 can lead to tumors in the parathyroid, pancreas, and pituitary glands. These ...