Endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine placental mediators in labor

Zoe Iliodromiti, Nikolaos Antonakopoulos, Stavros Sifakis, Panagiotis Tsikouras, Angelos Daniilidis, Kostantinos Dafopoulos, Dimitrios Botsis, Nikolaos Vrachnis

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Considering that preterm birth accounts for about 6-10% of all births in Western countries and of more than 65% of all perinatal deaths, elucidation of the particularly complicated mechanisms of labor is essential for determination of appropriate and effective therapeutic interventions …

The Sertoli cell: Novel clinical potentiality

Paschalia K. Iliadou, Christos Tsametis, Athina Kaprara, Ioannis Papadimas, Dimitrios G. Goulis

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The Sertoli cell is important for endocrine and paracrine control of spermatogenesis. Functions attributed to Sertoli cells are: (1) supportive and trophic functions for the cells of the seminiferous epithelium, (2) transport of mature spermatids towards the lumen of seminiferous tubules, (3) secretion of androgen binding protein …