Increased copper content in hair mineral assay of anorexia nervosa patients: 3 cases / 대한산부인과학회지
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
;
: 1373-1378, 2008.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-85226
ABSTRACT
Anorexia nervosa is a kind of dietary disorder which causes amenorhea, weight loss, behavioral changes, and its hormonal status is typical hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. The patients with anorexia nervosa showed many hormonal and chemical abonormal findings, like decresed follicular stimulating hormone, decreased lutealizing hormone and estrogen, increased cortisol, hypokalemia, hypercarotenemia. But tissue mineral contents of anorexia nervosa were not reported. We experience the typical increase of tissue copper contents in three anorexia nervosa patients in recent days, so report them with reviews of literatures.
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Main subject:
Hydrocortisone
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Weight Loss
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Anorexia
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Anorexia Nervosa
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Copper
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Estrogens
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Hair
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Hypogonadism
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Hypokalemia
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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