OBJECTIVE: Evaluate hormonal responses to incremental-stage exercise (EX) test to exhaustion in adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Adolescents were tested at 16 years of age in Tanner Stage 4 (TS4) and at 17 years of age in Tanner Stage 5 (TS5) (n = 6). Adults were tested at 21 ± 1 y. (X ± SD) (n = 4) and served as controls. Blood samples were taken at rest, at the end of each EX stage. RESULTS: Main effects for EX in […]

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: This paper reports the experience with the Endocrine System Educational Unit (ESEU), built by a transdisciplinar team, carried out in the 2nd grade of Famema medical course. The aim was to integrate teaching and learning in order to graduate medical doctors who would approach the human being from the social, psychological and biological aspects. METHOD: The ESEU was used, and the evaluations (closed and open fields) were carried out by students and tutors based on two criteria: […]