A gland is an organ in an animal's body that synthesizes a substance such as hormones for release into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).

Female genital mutilation.

Synthetic TRH is also used by physicians as a test of TSH reserve in the pituitary gland as it should stimulate the release of TSH and prolactin from this gland.

Ritual Female Genital Operation (Female Circumcision)

ii. Policy to combat genital mutilation

Other forms of female genital mutilation

Gland is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

General Recommendation 14 dealing with female genital mutilation

This law prohibits all forms of female genital mutilation.

The law against genital mutilation was now being enforced.

Excess radioiodine that does not get absorbed into the thyroid gland is eliminated by the body in urine.

Propylthiouracil also works outside the thyroid gland, preventing conversion of (mostly inactive) T4 to the active form T3.

International Conference on Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Addis Ababa

Combating female genital mutilation is an important aspect of reproductive health.

Female genital mutilation occurred only in border areas of the country.

The transcervical approach, a less invasive procedure, allows for removal of the entire thymus gland through a small neck incision.

Removal of the entire gland (radical perineal prostatectomy) was first performed in 1904 by Hugh H. Young at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Female genital mutilation is a coming of age ritual in some societies.

Alcohol also limits the production of vasopressin (ADH) from the hypothalamus and the secretion of this hormone from the posterior pituitary gland.

Each of these silk fibers exits from the spigot, and if you were to trace the fiber back into the spider, what you would find is that each spigot connects to its own individual silk gland. A silk gland kind of looks like a sac with a lot of silk proteins stuck inside.

The National Strategic Plan to Combat Female Genital Mutilation (MASPFE CPTAFE) 2001 2010.

The Operational Plan of Action against Female Genital Mutilation (MASPFE CPTAFE) 2000 2002.

(c) The work carried out by the Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation of the United Nations Population Fund and her continuing contribution to the campaign to eliminate female genital mutilation

Preventing and providing care for genital cancer and reproductive health problems among the elderly.

Persistence of harmful sociocultural factors (early marriage and pregnancy, female genital mutilation, nutritional taboos).

This study gives a number of recommendations for coherent policy on combating genital mutilation.

The Netherlands continues to be active internationally in the fight against female genital mutilation.

Was the Government making an effort to prevent female genital mutilation through awareness raising?

There is no definite information on the existence of female genital mutilation in Pakistan.

Israeli security officials, for example, scoff at genital pat downs, which they say accomplish nothing.

Place of cultural rites such as rites of initiation and genital mutilation in early age

There is specific focus on the risks associated with honour related violence and genital mutilation.

In 2001 it submitted, for the fourth time, a resolution on combating female genital mutilation.

An example of a neuroendocrine cell is a cell of the adrenal medulla (innermost part of the adrenal gland), which releases adrenaline to the blood.

Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah discusses female genital mutilation in Egypt and other African countries this post.

NAIROBI As a child in rural Kenya, I was a secret admirer of female genital mutilation.

So one August, during my school holidays, I decided to learn more about female genital circumcision.

In response to the study, the Government presented its views on female genital mutilation to Parliament.

The Government planned to promulgate legislation banning female genital mutilation, abduction and other harmful traditional practices.

Enactment and effective enforcement of laws that prohibit female genital mutilation and marriage of girl children.

The exact mechanisms are, however, not convincingly clarified, although removal of the thymus gland (thymectomy) in MG patients without a thymus neoplasm often have positive results.

So the insight is how do you actually reverse engineer this and go from cocoon to gland and get water and protein that is your starting material.

Surgery tends to be done only when just one of the thyroid glands is affected (unilateral disease) however, following surgery, the remaining gland may become over active.

The next report should clearly address the issue of female genital mutilation, if it existed in Gabon.

Unfortunately, violations of women's rights, in particular genital mutilation and domestic violence, continued to occur in Benin.