Open AccessLeptin and body weight regulation in patients with anorexia nervosa before and during weight recovery1–2
Author(s) -
Verena Haas,
Simone Onur,
Thomas Paul,
Detlev O. Nutzinger,
Anja BosyWestphal,
Maren Hauer,
Georg Brabant,
Harald H. Klein,
Manfred J. Müller
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/81.4.889
Subject(s) - leptin , medicine , endocrinology , appetite , body mass index , hormone , respiratory quotient , weight gain , anorexia nervosa , resting energy expenditure , ghrelin , triiodothyronine , obesity , energy expenditure , body weight , eating disorders , psychiatry
Leptin has been considered a starvation hormone, but its role in malnourished patients is unknown.
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