Dexamethasone induces an acute and sustained rise in circulating leptin levels in normal human subjects

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 704-707

  Miell, J P ^a   Englaro, P ^b,c   Blum, W F ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

appetite; dexamethasone; human; leptin; ob gene; radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERINSULINEMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030452084     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979882     Document Type: Article

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