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KMID : 0358420080510111373
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2008 Volume.51 No. 11 p.1373 ~ p.1378
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Increased copper content in hair mineral assay of anorexia nervosa patients: 3 cases
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Ha Jae-Eun
Cheon Keun-Young
Kim Sue-Youn
Jang Ha-Kyun
Park Ho-Jung
Cho Hyun-Hee
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Abstract
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Anorexia nervosa is a kind of dietary disorder which causes amenorhea, weight loss, behavioral changes, and its hormonal status is typical hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. The patients with anorexia nervosa showed many hormonal and chemical abonormal findings, like decresed follicular stimulating hormone, decreased lutealizing hormone and estrogen, increased cortisol, hypokalemia, hypercarotenemia. But tissue mineral contents of anorexia nervosa were not reported. We experience the typical increase of tissue copper contents in three anorexia nervosa patients in recent days, so report them with reviews of literatures.
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KEYWORD
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Anorexia nervosa, Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, Copper
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