The cortisol response to corticotrophin-releasing factor is blunted in obesity.
Abnormalities of the adrenal cortex may be associated with extreme obesity but there is little information about hypothalamic-pituitary function. We have investigated this by measuring plasma ACTH and cortisol responses to ovine corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF-41), 0.5 microgram/kg/body weight,...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1988
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