Stress-related cortisol secretion in men: Relationships with abdominal obesity and endocrine, metabolic and hemodynamic abnormalities

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1853-1859

  Rosmond, Roland ^a   Dallman, Mary F ^b   Björntorp, Per ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ABDOMEN; ADRENAL GLANDS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FOOD; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PITUITARY GLAND; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031732443     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.6.1853     Document Type: Article

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