Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in obesity: Cause or consequence?

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Walker, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases; Cardiovascular risk; Glucocorticoids; Obesity

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CHOLESTENONE 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECRETION;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHOLESTENONE 5 ALPHA-REDUCTASE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; OBESITY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0035376456     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-6374(01)80015-0     Document Type: Review

References (1)

1. Bjorntorp P, Rosmond R. Perturbations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the metabolic syndrome in ageing. Growth Horm IGF Res 1999; 9 (Suppl A) : 121-123.