Endocrine abnormalities in Anorexia Nervosa

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-54

  Krassas, Gerasimos E ^a  

^a PANAGIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Amenorrhea; Anorexia nervosa; Endocrine abnormalities; Gonadotropins; Growth hormone; IGF binding proteins; Insulin like growth factors (IGFs)

Indexed keywords

3,3',5' TRIIODOTHYRONINE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GHRELIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTIRELIN; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY WEIGHT; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MORTALITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; HORMONES; HUMANS;

EID: 13444270831     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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