Science · 1959 · 102 citations · 5 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryEndocrinologyHormone BiochemistryMetabolic RegulationSteroid BiochemistryAdipose TissueHormonal Control Of MetabolismHormone MetabolismHormone StorageSteroid HomeostasisSteroid MetabolismAdipose EndocrinologyAdipose Tissue EndocrinologyObesity EndocrinologyObesity MetabolismObesity PhysiologySteroid Hormone Secretion
It appears that obese animals retain proportionally more steroid hormones than nonobese animals. The retention of these hormones does not appear to be a function of the nature of the obesity syndrome but simply a function of the increased fat content.
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