Article
The role of hereditary factors in phenotypic variability of hormone levels in a population genetically adapted to the circumpolar environment.
Arctic medical research - 1 Jan 1991
Saljukov V B, Lemza S V, Kucher A N, Puzyrev V P
Abstract excerpt
The variability of plasma cortisol, T3, T4, TSH, and estradiol levels was studied in the North Khanty population genetically adapted to the extreme conditions of the North. Negative linear correlations of T3 and T4 levels with age were obtained. Cortisol, estradiol, and T3 levels showed nonlinear...
Topics
- Adult
- Arctic Regions
- Cold Climate
- Estradiol
- Female
- Hormones
- Humans
- Hydrocortisone
- Male
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- Phenotype
- Racial Groups
- Russia
- Thyrotropin
- Thyroxine
- Triiodothyronine
