α2-adrenoceptor regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis in obesity

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 413-421

  Pasquali, Renato ^a   Vicennati, Valentina ^a   Calzoni, Fabio ^a   Gnudi, Umberto ^a   Gambineri, Alessandra ^a   Ceroni, Luana ^a   Cortelli, Pietro ^b   Menozzi, Renata ^b   Sinisi, Rosa ^b   Del Rio, Graziano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Policlinico S Orsola Malpighi ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ARGIPRESSIN; CLONIDINE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; YOHIMBINE; ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; OBESITY; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; STRESS; BLOOD; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLONIDINE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; NOREPINEPHRINE; OBESITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0034016248     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2000.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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