, Stefan A. Czerwinski3, Audry C. Choh3, Eleonora Poggiogalle2, Silvia Migliaccio4 and Andrea Lenzi1 (1) Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy (2) Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Physiopathology,…
Fig. 6.1 Actions of adrenal hormones from Roberge [6] 6.2 Effects of Glucocorticoids on Adipose Tissue Glucocorticoids have a number of very important functions. Their involvement to contrast stressor agents…
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Fig. 7.1 Reciprocal regulation of energy metabolism and ovarian function in order to guarantee a metabolic status tuned to reproductive needs. The alteration of one or both of these compartments…
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Preexisting overweight or obesity Familiar predisposition to obesity Duration of hyperthyroidism Extent of weight loss during hyperthyroidism Inadequate or late correction of hypothyroidism following treatment of hyperthyroidism Concurrent therapies (steroids,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Andrea Lenzi, Silvia Migliaccio and Lorenzo Maria Donini (eds.)Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity10.1007/978-3-319-09045-0_1 1. Anatomy and Physiology of Adipose Tissue Graziana Colaianni1 , Silvia Colucci1 and Maria Grano1 (1) Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and…
Fig. 5.1 The hypothetical maladaptive mechanisms likely involved in the etiopathogenesis of obesity-related alterations in GH/IGF-1 axis. The elevation of circulating FFA, adipokines, and cytokines induced by increased visceral adipose…
