Leptin and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in women with different obesity phenotypes

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 708-711

  Vettor, R ^a   Vicennati, V ^b   Gambineri, A ^b   Pagano, C ^a   Calzoni, F ^b   Pasquali, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HPA axis; Leptin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0030761650     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800452     Document Type: Article

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