Endocrine abnormalities in anorexia nervosa

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 407-414

  Lawson, Elizabeth A ^a   Klibanski, Anne ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Appetite; Hypothalamic dysregulation; Osteopenia

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; OSTEOCALCIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROXINE;

AMENORRHEA; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; APPETITE; DELAYED PUBERTY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROME; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; APPETITE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 45849109518     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0872     Document Type: Review

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