Investigations to determine the cause of obesity in patients with Laron syndrome

Zvi Laron; Shira Ginsberg; Nahum Vaisman

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11183-9_13

Investigations to determine the cause of obesity in patients with Laron syndrome

Zvi Laron^*, Shira Ginsberg, Nahum Vaisman

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This chapter describes attempts to clarify the cause of obesity of the patients with Laron syndrome. Determinations of nutritional intake and measurement of resting energy expenditure by indirect calorimetry proved that the obesity is not due to an increased caloric intake or reduced energy expenditure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Laron Syndrome - From Man to Mouse
Subtitle of host publication	Lessons from Clinical and Experimental Experience
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	135-142
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783642111822
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11183-9_13
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

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