Journal article
Differential stimulation of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone levels by food in obese and normal subjects: relation to body fat distribution.
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BACKGROUND: It has been previously shown that food intake elevates circulating ACTH and cortisol levels, but no report has been published regarding the changes in circulating dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). DHEA was originally described as a weak androgen, but more recently it has been associated with a wide range of metabolic functions. In addition, previous studies have described a hyper-responsive hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in obese subjects in response to various stimuli, but the s...
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- Journal:
- Clinical endocrinology
- Volume:
- 45
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 699-706
- Publication date:
- 1996-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1365-2265
- ISSN:
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0300-0664
- Source identifiers:
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138398
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- English
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- 1996
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