Plasma leptin levels do not change in patients with Cushing's disease shortly after correction of hypercortisolism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2747-2750

  Cizza, Giovanni ^a,b,c   Lotsikas, Angela J ^a   Licinio, Julio ^b   Gold, Philip W ^b   Chrousos, George P ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHING DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROTEINS;

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EID: 0030852568     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.8.2747     Document Type: Article

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