A low sympathoadrenal activity is associated with body weight gain and development of central adiposity in pima indian men

Obesity Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 341-347

  Young, James B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal medullary function; Body fat distribution; Body weight gain; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031179131     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1997.tb00562.x     Document Type: Article

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