Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in abdominal obesity: effects of dexfenfluramine

OBJECTIVE Hyperactivity of the HPA axis is a possible mechanism underlying abdominal obesity. We aimed to evaluate in premenopausal women with abdominal obesity, (i) the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis responses to direct pituitary stimulation with corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH) an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical endocrinology (Oxford) 1997-04, Vol.46 (4), p.461-466
Hauptverfasser:	Boushaki, F. Z., Rasio, E., Serri, O.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood Adult Biological and medical sciences Body Constitution Body Mass Index Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Cross-Over Studies Female Fenfluramine - therapeutic use Humans Hydrocortisone - blood Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - drug effects Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiopathology Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Naloxone Narcotic Antagonists Obesity Obesity - blood Obesity - drug therapy Obesity - physiopathology Pituitary-Adrenal System - drug effects Pituitary-Adrenal System - physiopathology Serotonin Agents - therapeutic use
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