Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Anorexia, one of the major problems at high altitude caused by alterations in adipose, gut and pancreatic hormones responsible for appetite regulation and energy balance may be alleviated by understanding the changes during hypoxia. The present study was aimed to elucidate the response of peripheral tissues to hypobaric hypoxic exposure in terms of circulating levels and expression pattern of appetite regulatory hormones, adipose cell morphology and glucose regul...