Basal and Meal-Stimulated Ghrelin, PYY, CCK Levels and Satiety in Lean Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Effect of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive

Arusoglu, Gulcan; KÖKSAL, GÜLDEN; Cinar, Nese; Tapan, Serkan; Aksoy, Duygu; Yildiz, OKAN

doi:10.1210/jc.2013-1526

Basal and Meal-Stimulated Ghrelin, PYY, CCK Levels and Satiety in Lean Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Effect of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive

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Arusoglu G., KÖKSAL G., Cinar N., Tapan S., Aksoy D. Y., Yildiz B. O.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.98, no.11, pp.4475-4482, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 98 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1210/jc.2013-1526
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.4475-4482
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Context: Ghrelin is an orexigenic peptide that stimulates food intake, whereas peptide YY (PYY) and cholecystokinin (CCK) are anorexigenic gut hormones. Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) appear to have alterations in appetite regulation.