Body fat accumulation is possibly responsible for lower dehydroepiandrosterone circulating levels in premenopausal obese women.

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Published in Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord on December 01, 1996

Authors

G De Pergola1, M Zamboni, M Sciaraffia, E Turcato, N Pannacciulli, F Armellini, F Giorgino, S Perrini, O Bosello, R Giorgino

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Medical Clinic, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Bari, Policlinco di Bari, Italy.

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