Bottomed out: Metabolic significance of the circadian trough in glucocorticoid concentrations

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue , 2000, Pages S40-S46

  Dallman, M F ^a   Akana, S F ^a   Bhatnagar, S ^a   Bell, M E ^a   Strack, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fat stores; Feedback; Food intake; GR; HPA axis; Insulin; MR; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

BLOOD LEVEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HORMONE RELEASE; LIPID STORAGE; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDBACK; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; RATS; STRESS;

EID: 0033912440     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801276     Document Type: Article

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