Renuka Sreedhar ¹, K. K. Ghosh ¹, Indira Chakravarty ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, All India Institute of Hygene and Public Health, Calcutta, IN

Abstract

Undernutrition in boys has been frequently reported to cause delayed onset of sexual maturation. However, the mechanisms through which undernutrition brings about this delay in the onset of puberty still remains uncertain. It is well established that the anterior pituitary gonadotrophins, LH (Luteinizing Hormone) and FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone), play a critical role both prior to and during puberty in bringing about sexual maturation.

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Indira Chakravarty ¹, Renuka Sreedhar ¹, Sudhin Roy ¹

Affiliations
1 All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, 110. Chittaranjan Avenue, Calcutta - 700 012, IN

Abstract

The use of pesticides is considered to be indispensable for the production of an adequate food supply for an increasing world population and for the control of insect borne diseases. But the indiscriminate use of these chemicals causes severe health hazards.

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Indira Chakravarty ¹, Renuka Sreedhar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta-700 012, IN

Abstract

The usual food colors used till date are mostly synthetic and chemically artificial such as the azo and fluoresein dyes.

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