Normal Sweat Secretion Despite Impaired Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Axis in Obese Subjects

Adults with GH deficiency are known to exhibit reduced sweating. Whether sweating capacity is impacted in obese subjects with impaired GH secretion have not previously been investigated. The main objective was to investigate sweat secretion rate and the GH-IGF-I axis in obese subjects before and aft...

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Main Authors: Michael Højby Rasmussen, Anders Juul, Katharina M. Main, Jannik Hilsted
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/493840