Reproductive function during weight gain in anorexia nervosa. Leptin represents a metabolic gate to gonadotropin secretion

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 427-435

  Holtkamp, K ^a   Mika, C ^c   Grzella, I ^a   Heer, M ^c   Pak, H ^a   Hebebrand, J ^b   Herpertz Dahlmann, B ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; FSH; Leptin; LH; Menstruation; Re feeding

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MENSTRUATION; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0037390481     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-002-0800-x     Document Type: Article

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