| Literature DB >> 7152477 |
K Kontula, L C Andersson, M Huttunen, R Pelkonen.
Abstract
Specific glucocorticoid receptors were measured in circulating mononuclear leukocytes from 12 patients with anorexia nervosa and 21 healthy control subjects. Cells from patients were found to contain a significantly (p less than 0.01) lower level of glucocorticoid receptor (3830 +/- 210 sites/cell, mean +/- SE) than those from controls (4930 +/- 250 sites/cell). A partial glucocorticoid receptor defect may well explain the abnormal cortisol metabolism and glucocorticoid resistance commonly found in patients with anorexia nervosa.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7152477 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1019100
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Horm Metab Res ISSN: 0018-5043 Impact factor: 2.936