Stress is one of the commonest and underappreciated causes of reproductive frailty in
women. The stress system leads to adaptive responses via mobilization of hormonal …

Anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are related disorders of unknown etiology
that most commonly begin during adolescence in women. AN and BN have unique and …

Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor, was isolated from rat
stomach and is involved in a novel system for regulating GH release. Although previous …

Objective Ghrelin is a new gastric hormone that has been identified as an endogenous
ligand for the growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor subtype 1a (GHS-R1a). Ghrelin …

Would you like to include more high interest cases in your Abnormal Psychology course?
Most textbooks on abnormal psychology include short descriptions of actual clinical cases …

Leptin is an adipocyte-secreted hormone that plays a key part in energy homoeostasis.
Advances in leptin physiology have established that the main role of this hormone is to …

The two most clinically serious eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
A drive for thinness and fear of fatness lead patients with anorexia nervosa either to restrict …

Ghrelin, a novel endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor, has been reported to
stimulate GH secretion and food intake in both humans and other animals. Interestingly …

During the past decade studies have shown that growth hormone (GH) may exert profound
effects on the central nervous system (CNS). For instance, GH replacement therapy was …

POU domain factors are transcriptional regulators characterized by a highly conserved DNA-
binding domain referred to as the POU domain. The structure of the POU domain has been …