Gender specific correlations of adrenal gland size and body fat distribution: A whole body MRI study

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 515-518

  Ludescher, B ^a   Najib, A ^a   Baar, S ^a   Machann, J ^a   Thamer, C ^a   Schick, F ^a   Buchkremer, C ^a   Claussen, C D ^a   Eschweiler, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland volume; Cortisol; Visceral adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WHOLE BODY MRI;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADULT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 34547628232     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-982518     Document Type: Article

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