Hyperinsulinemia causes activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in humans

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue , 2001, Pages S38-S40

  Fruehwald Schultes, B ^a   Kern, W ^a   Born, J ^a   Fehm, H L ^a   Peters, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Cortisol; Insulin; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PATCH CLAMP; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0034972745     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801695     Document Type: Article

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