| Literature DB >> 2652108 |
H Weiner1.
Abstract
An extensive literature exists on the pathophysiology of anorexia nervosa (AN). This article reviews succinctly the disturbances in the reproductive biology of AN; they exemplify the fragility of the physiologic mechanisms that underlie reproductive function. They pose the following question: Why is this crucial function so easily disrupted given that the species would not survive without it?Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2652108
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am ISSN: 0193-953X