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ea0029p1244 | Obesity | ICEECE2012

Changes of peripheral α-melanocortin stimulating hormone (α-MSH) in childhood craniopharyngioma patients in comparison with other forms of childhood obesity

Muller H. , Enriori P. , Gebhardt U. , Hinney A. , Hebebrandt J. , Reinehr T. , Cowley M. , Roth C.

Objective: Relationships of blood circulating melanocortins to childhood obesity are not well established. We evaluated serum α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) in lean children and different study groups of childhood obesity.Methods: We examined serum α-MSH in 52 otherwise healthy children with childhood obesity (Ob, mean age 11 years, 32 girls / 20 boys), 27 normal-weight children of same age, 7 additional obese patients with reduc...
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Endocrine Abstracts
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