Hyperactivity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in obesity: a study of ACTH, AVP, beta-lipotrophin and cortisol responses to insulin-induced hypoglycaemia.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether alterations in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and arginine vasopressin secretion, which have been associated with animal obesity, also occur in man. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of extremely obese women and normal weight contr...
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| Μορφή: | Journal article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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1993
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