Sex hormones have been implicated in neurite outgrowth, synaptogenesis, dendritic branching,
myelination and other important mechanisms of neural plasticity. Here we review the …

Sex hormones fluctuate during the menstrual cycle. Evidence from animal studies suggests
similar subtle fluctuations in hippocampal structure, predominantly linked to estrogen. …

The growing interest in intrinsic brain organization has sparked various innovative approaches
to generating comprehensive connectivity-based maps of the human brain. Prior reports …

Background Several studies have suggested that patients with kidney failure may benefit from
high-dose hemodiafiltration as compared with standard hemodialysis. However, given the …

Chronic rejection or chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is the major cause of failure of
kidney transplants other than patient death, and has been extensively reviewed (1–5). CAN is …

Claudin-4 has been identified as an integral constituent of tight junctions and has been found
to be highly expressed in pancreatic cancer. The aim of the present study was to elucidate …

… de Lange and Claudia Barth contributed equally to this study. … endogenous estrogen
fluctuations on brain structure across the menstrual cycle (Barth et al., 2016) and during pregnancy (…

Emerging evidence suggests brain white matter alterations in adolescents with early-onset
psychosis (EOP; age of onset <18 years). However, as neuroimaging methods vary and …

Background. Intradialytic morbid events (IME, mostly hypotension) mainly due to
ultrafiltration‐induced hypovolaemia still are the most frequent complication during haemodialysis …

Serotonin functions as an essential neuromodulator that serves a multitude of roles, most
prominently balancing mood [1]. Serotonergic challenge has been observed to reduce intrinsic …