Plasma obestatin, ghrelin, and ghrelin/obestatin ratio are increased in underweight patients with anorexia nervosa but not in symptomatic patients with bulimia nervosa

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4418-4421

  Monteleone, Palmiero ^a   Serritella, Cristina ^a   Martiadis, Vassilis ^a   Scognamiglio, Pasquale ^a   Maj, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; LEPTIN; OBESTATIN;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 57349151755     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1138     Document Type: Article

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