Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Effects of Acute Ghrelin Administration in Human Obesity

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 5478-5483

  Tassone, F ^a   Broglio, F ^b   Destefanis, S ^a   Rovere, S ^a   Benso, A ^a   Gottero, C ^b   Prodam, F ^a   Rossetto, R ^a   Gauna, C ^a   Van Der Lely, A J ^b   Ghigo, E ^a,c   Maccario, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Division of Endocrinology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OBESITY; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN;

EID: 10744223439     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030564     Document Type: Article

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