Infection and anorexia

Kanra G. Y., Oezen H., Kara A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.48, no.4, pp.279-287, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.279-287
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Whereas anorexia is a common behavioral response to infectious diseases, the reasons for and mechanisms behind this observation are still unknown. When it is considered on an evolutionary basis, the organism must have net benefits from anorexia.