Catecholamine Metabolism and Body Weight in Anorexia Nervosa
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 138 (3), 244-247
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.138.3.244
Abstract
Summary: Urinary MHPG (3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl-ethylene glycol) was measured in seven anorexia nervosa patients during a bed rest and refeeding programme. MHPG levels were positively related to increase in body weight.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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