Abstract
Patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency suffer from glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid deficiency. They have insufficient epinephrine reserves and increased basal leptin levels and are often insulin resistant. In healthy subjects, an inhibitory effect of acute catecholamine elevation on the leptin plasma concentrations has been reported. However, it is not yet known how leptin levels respond to exercise in CAH patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-10 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |