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ea0011p617 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | ECE2006

The levels of ghrelin and leptin and body fat mass in patients treated for thyroid dysfunction

Brunova J , Karasova L , Kasalicky P

Introduction: Patients successfully treated for hyperthyroidism show often the excessive weight gain and patients with hypothyroidism seldom regain their premorbid weight despite satisfactory control of their thyroid function.Aim of study: We compared the levels of hormones of ghrelin and leptin in patients with hyper and hypothyroidism, treated and untreated. We aimed to find if they play a role in a new energy balance in these patients.<p class="ab...