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Morning cortisol is lower in obese individuals with normal glucose tolerance

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on the role of cortisol in the pathogenesis of obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS). This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the relationship of morning plasma cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels with body mass index (BMI) and glucose tolerance...

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Autores principales: Praveen, Edavan P, Sahoo, Jaya Prakash, Kulshreshtha, Bindu, Khurana, Madan L, Gupta, Nandita, Dwivedi, Sada Nand, Kumar, Guresh, Ammini, Ariachery C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21969806
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S23915