Are infant-feeding patterns related to blood cholesterol concentration in prepubertal children aged 5-11 y : the Fleurbaix-Laventie Ville Santé study?
Results of the present study suggest that diet in infancy may have longstanding effect on lipid metabolism.
These findings underscore the importance of estrogens for the regulation of spinal EM2 activity and, by extension, endogenous spinal EM2 antinociception in females. Components of the spinal estrogenic mechanism(s) that suppress EM2 release could represent novel drug targets for improving utilization of endogenous spinal EM2, and thereby pain management in women.