Neuroendocrine, appetitive and behavioural responses to d-fenfluramine in women recovered from anorexia nervosa

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue APR., 1998, Pages 351-358

  Ward, Anne ^a   Brown, Nigel ^a   Lightman, Stafford ^b   Campbell, Iain C ^a   Treasure, Janet ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; DEXFENFLURAMINE; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031944689     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.4.351     Document Type: Article

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