Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis functioning in relation to body fat distribution

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 738-743

  Rutters, Femke ^a   Nieuwenhuizen, Arie G ^a   Lemmens, Sofie G T ^a   Born, Jurriaan M ^a   Westerterp Plantenga, Margriet S ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WORKLOAD; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; DEXAMETHASONE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952606200     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03712.x     Document Type: Article

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