Overproduction Sentence Examples

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  • Functioning tumors may cause overproduction of sex hormones.

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  • Brain overproduction of factors promoting sex hormone production can also be the result of brain infections or injury.

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  • Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid.

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  • Beekeepers work to encourage the overproduction of honey so the excess can be harvested without harming the bee colony.

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  • Antithyroid drugs are often administered to help the patient's body cease overproduction of thyroid hormones.

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  • It is caused by the overproduction of sebum.

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  • Acne is caused by the overproduction of sebum during puberty when high levels of the male hormone androgen cause excess sebum to form.

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  • Seborrheic dermatitis (for which there may also be a genetic predisposition) is usually caused by overproduction of the oil glands.

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  • This may occur if the mother takes the hormone progesterone to prevent a miscarriage, but more often it is caused by an overproduction of certain hormones.

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  • Overproduction and overexcretion of porphyrins causes low, unhealthy levels of heme and certain important enzymes, creating various physical symptoms.

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  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is overproduction of immature (underdeveloped) lymphocytes, called lymphoblasts.

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  • Overproduction also impaired a process called apoptosis, whereby damaged or unwanted cells self-destruct 14.

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  • Hormone changes may lead to an overproduction of oil from the sebaceous glands, which can lead to acne.

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  • Gigantism is the result of hGH overproduction in early childhood leading to a skeletal height up to 8 feet (2.5 m) or more.

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  • The somatotropin test also aids in documenting the excess hGH production responsible for gigantism or acromegaly, and confirms underactivity or overproduction of the pituitary gland (hypopituitarism or hyperpituitarism, respectively).

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  • The latter figure is apparently about the production agreed upon between the Chilean government and the nitrate companies to prevent overproduction and a resulting decline in price.

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  • Less common causes of cerumen impaction include overproduction of earwax by the glands in the ear canal or an abnormally narrow ear canal that tends to trap the wax.

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  • The overproduction of erythroblasts can cause the liver and spleen to become enlarged, potentially causing liver damage or a ruptured spleen.

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  • Overproduction of hGH or IGH-I, or an exaggerated response to these hormones, can lead to gigantism or acromegaly, both of which are characterized by a very large stature.

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  • Gigantism-Excessive growth, especially in height, resulting from overproduction of growth hormone during childhood or adolescence by a pituitary tumor.

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  • Pheochromocytoma-A tumor that originates from the adrenal gland's chromaffin cells, causing overproduction of catecholamines, powerful hormones that induce high blood pressure and other symptoms.

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