Aspects of the neuroendocrine control of somatotropic function in calorically restricted dogs and patients with eating disorders: Studies with cholinergic drugs

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-63

  Müller, Eugenio E ^a   Rolla, Mimma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caloric restriction; Eating disorders; GH related cholinergic function; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PIRENZEPINE; PROTIRELIN; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17144443304     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(96)02989-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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