Serum Visfatin Levels in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
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Serum visfatin levels in patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Visfatin is an adipose tissue-derived hormone shown to correlate with visceral fat mass in patients with obesity. Its possible role in patients with different types of eating disorders is unknown. We measured fasting serum levels of visfatin and leptin and surrogate measures of insulin sensitivity in 10 untreated patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), 10 untreated patients with bulimia nervosa (B...
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