In vivo and in vitro glucocorticoid sensitivity in obese people with cushingoid appearance

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2374-2378

  Syed, Akheel A ^a   Redfern, Christopher P F ^b   Weaver, Jolanta U ^b,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOKINES; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GONADAL HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROLACTIN; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 53849097307     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.346     Document Type: Article

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