Glucocorticoid metabolism within superficial subcutaneous rather than visceral adipose tissue is associated with features of the metabolic syndrome in South African women. [electronic resource]
- Clinical endocrinology Jul 2006
- 81-7 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0300-0664
10.1111/j.1365-2265.2006.02552.x doi
11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases--genetics Adult Body Composition Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases--genetics Cross-Sectional Studies Female Glucocorticoids--metabolism Glucose Tolerance Test Humans Hydrocortisone--urine Intra-Abdominal Fat--metabolism Metabolic Syndrome--metabolism Middle Aged Premenopause--metabolism RNA, Messenger--analysis Receptors, Glucocorticoid--genetics Regression Analysis Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction South Africa Subcutaneous Fat--metabolism