Hypothesis of evolutionary origin of several human and animal diseases

• Published in: Journal of evolutionary biochemistry and physiology Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 312 - 320
• Main Authors: Pertseva, M. N, Shpakov, A. O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.06.2010; SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal diseases; Animal Physiology; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Disease; Evolutionary Biology; Genetics; Hormones; Hypotheses; Life Sciences; Problem Papers; hormonal signaling systems; eukaryotes; prokaryotes; endosymbiosis; human diseases; evolution; horizontal gene transfer

Studies of our Laboratory in the field of molecular and evolutionary endocrinology have allowed us to put forward a hypothesis about evolutionary origin of endocrine and other diseases of human and animals. This hypothesis is considered using a model of hormonal signaling systems. It is based on the...