Control and function of the GH-IGF-I axis in obesity

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 22-27

  Pombo, M ^a   Maccario, M ^a   Seoane, L M ^b   Tovar, S ^b   Micic, D ^c   Ghigo, E ^a   Casanueva, F F ^b   Dieguez, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OBESITY; REVIEW; SECRETION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OBESITY;

EID: 0035464416     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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