Depression, endocrinologically a syndrome of premature aging?

Maturitas

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Heuser, Isabella ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; HPA system; HPG system; Osteoporosis; Stress; Visceral obesity

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; FAT; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS HORMONE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTHYMIA; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GONAD DYSFUNCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURE AGING; PREVALENCE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP PATTERN; STRESS; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME;

EID: 0037090676     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5122(02)00012-9     Document Type: Review

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