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The human hormonal status and its circadian and circannual rhythms that provide a background for human activities and diseases were studied under conditions of the extremely continental climate of the arid region with a long period of elevated ambient temperatures. Age- and sex-related features, biological rhythms (seasonal and circadian), and the dependence on the work specificity were studied for the activities and interrelations of the adrenal cortex, thyroid gland, and catecholamines. The peripheral blood plasma levels of the hormones and the urinary excretion of the hormone metabolites were determined by conventional methods. The findings show that the hormonal status depended on both the climatic and occupational conditions.
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Sultanov, F.F., Klochkova, G.M., Mezidova, K.A. et al. The Effects of Arid Region Conditions on the Hormonal Status of Humans. Human Physiology 27, 65–75 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007111508807
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