Plasma norepinephrine response to exercise in bulimia, anorexia nervosa, and controls

Autor: Barbara Spyra, Bettina Ofers, Manfred M. Fichter, Karl M. Pirke, Reinhard J. Tuschl, Ulrich Schweiger, Mathias Eckert, Gerhard Goebl
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: Biological psychiatry. 25(6)
ISSN: 0006-3223
Popis: Introduction Altered function of the sympathetic nervous system has been observed in anorexia nervosa and bulimia. The excretion of me~oxy-hy~oxyphenylglycol sulfate in urine (MOPEG sulfate) was found to be decreased in anorexia nervosa (Halmi et al. 1979; Abraham et al. 198 1; Gerner and Gwirtsman 1981) and in bulimia (Philipp et al. 1988b). Reduced basal plasma concentrations and an impaired orthostatic response were observed in both eating disorders (Gross et al. 1979; Heufelder et al. 1985). Reduced concentrations of norepinephrine metabolites were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid of anorectic patients (Ebert et al. 1984). The increase of plasma no~pinep~ne after standardized test
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