Abnormalities of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in nondepressed women with abdominal obesity and relations with insulin resistance: Evidence for a central and a peripheral alteration

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 4093-4098

  Vicennati, Valentina ^a   Pasquali, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0034534234     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.11.6946     Document Type: Article

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