Ghrelin/obestatin ratio in two populations with low bodyweight: Constitutional thinness and anorexia nervosa

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-419

  Germain, Natacha ^a   Galusca, Bogdan ^a   Grouselle, Dominique ^b   Frere, Delphine ^c   Tolle, Virginie ^b   Zizzari, Philippe ^b   Lang, François ^d   Epelbaum, Jacques ^b   Estour, Bruno ^a  

^a Service d'Endocrinologie de CHU Saint Etienne   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Laboratoire de Médecine Nucléaire de CHU Saint Etienne   (France)

^d Service de Psychiatrie de CHU Saint Etienne   (France)

Author keywords

Acylated grelin; Anorexia nervosa; Constitutional thinness; Obestatin

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; OBESTATIN;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59249099100     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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