Oxytocin and anorexia nervosa: A review of the emerging literature

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 475-478

  Maguire, Sarah ^a   O'Dell, Adrienne ^a   Touyz, Lauren ^a   Russell, Janice ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Northside Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; eating disorders; neuropeptide; oxytocin; treatment

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; OXYTOCIN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BULIMIA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; EATING DISORDERS; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BRAIN; EATING; HUMANS; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN;

EID: 84886641468     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2252     Document Type: Review

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