Nickel Sensitivity Is Associated with GH-IGF1 Axis Impairment and Pituitary Abnormalities on MRI in Overweight and Obese Subjects - Risi, Renata; Masieri, Simonetta; Poggiogalle, Eleonora; Watanabe, Mikiko; Caputi, Alessandra; Tozzi, Rossella; Gangitano, Elena; Masi, Davide; Mariani, Stefania; Gnessi, Lucio; Lubrano, Carla (International journal of molecular sciences, 2020)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Female; Growth Hormone - chemistry; Growth Hormone - genetics; Humans; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - chemistry; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - genetics; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Nickel - adverse effects; Nickel - chemistry; Obesity - diagnostic imaging; Obesity - genetics; Obesity - metabolism; Obesity - pathology; Overweight - diagnostic imaging; Overweight - genetics; Overweight - metabolism; Overweight - pathology; Pituitary Gland - diagnostic imaging; Pituitary Gland - drug effects; Pituitary Gland - metabolism; nickel sensitivity; growth hormone deficiency; pituitary morphology; obesity