Fat distribution in obese women is associated with subtle alterations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and sensitivity to glucocorticoids

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 447-454

  Duclos, M ^a,d   Gatta, B ^b   Corcuff, J B ^b   Rashedi, M ^b   Pehourcq, F ^c   Roger, P ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^d INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY CONSTITUTION; COSYNTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA;

EID: 0034797813     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2001.01384.x     Document Type: Article

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