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The 'Trier Social Stress Test'--a tool for investigating psychobiological stress responses in a laboratory setting by Kirschbaum, C, Pirke, K M, Hellhammer, D H

“…This paper describes a protocol for induction of moderate psychological stress in a laboratory setting and evaluates its effects on physiological responses…”
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Allostatic Load, Perceived Stress, and Health: A Prospective Study in Two Age Groups by HELLHAMMER, J, SCHLOTZ, W, STONE, A A, PIRKE, K M, HELLHAMMER, D

“…: Overactivity of the hypothalamus‐pituitary‐adrenal axis (HPAA) has been observed in the presence of acute stress and, under chronic conditions, in disorders…”
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Preliminary evidence for reduced cortisol responsivity to psychological stress in women using oral contraceptive medication by Kirschbaum, Clemens, Pirke, Karl-martin, Hellhammer, Dirk H.

“…In two studies, saliva cortisol responses to the psychological stress of public speaking and mental arithmetic were investigated in women using oral…”
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Effects of fasting and glucose load on free cortisol responses to stress and nicotine by KIRSCHBAUM, C, GONZALES BONO, E, ROHLEDER, N, GESSNER, C, PIRKE, K. M, SALVADOR, A, HELLHAMMER, D. H

“…The availability of energy appears to exert important regulatory functions in pituitary-adrenal stress responses. In two studies, the effects of short-term…”
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Reduced resting metabolic rate in athletes with menstrual disorders by LEBENSTEDT, M, PLATTE, P, PIRKE, K.-M

“…This study investigated metabolic and nutritional determinants in association with menstrual disorders in athletes. Athletes with normal menstrual function…”
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Starvation-induced hyperactivity in the rat: the role of endocrine and neurotransmitter changes by Pirke, K M, Broocks, A, Wilckens, T, Marquard, R, Schweiger, U

“…Semistarved rats develop high running wheel activity. This running activity induces increased norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin turnover in the…”
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Biological and psychological correlates of intermittent dieting behavior in young women. A model for bulimia nervosa by Laessle, R.G., Platte, P., Schweiger, U., Pirke, K.M.

“…The eating disorder bulimia nervosa is characterized by alternating periods of strict dieting and overeating. Patients also report mood fluctuations, frequent…”
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Central and peripheral noradrenalin regulation in eating disorders by Pirke, K.M.

“…Norepinephrine and its metabolites were studied in various body fluids (plasma, urine and cerebrospinal fluid) of patients with anorexia nervosa, bulimia…”
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Restrained eating and leptin levels in overweight preadolescent girls by Laessle, R.G, Wurmser, H, Pirke, K.M

“…The relationship between restrained eating and leptin levels 6 months later was investigated. Twenty obese girls, ages 8–12 years, were studied. Degree of…”
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World Health Organization equations have shortcomings for predicting resting energy expenditure in persons from a modern, affluent population: generation of a new reference standard from a retrospective analysis of a German database of resting energy expenditure by Muller, M.J, Bosy-Westphal, A, Klaus, S, Kreymann, G, Luhrmann, P.M, Neuhauser-Berthold, M, Noack, R, Pirke, K.M, Platte, P, Selberg, O

“…Background: Reference standards for resting energy expenditure (REE) are widely used. Current standards are based on measurements made in the first part of the…”
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Serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region: Allele distributions in relationship to body weight and in anorexia nervosa by Hinney, A., Barth, N., Ziegler, A., Von Prittwitz, S., Hamann, A., Hennighausen, K., Pirke, K.M., Heils, A., Rosenkranz, K., Roth, H., Coners, H., Mayer, H., Herzog, W., Siegfried, A., Lehmkuhl, G., Poustka, F., Schmidt, M.H., Schäfer, H., Grzeschik, K.-H., Lesch, K.-P., Lentes, K.-U., Remschmidt, H., Hebebrand, J.

“…Several lines of evidence implicate a role for the serotonergic system in body weight regulation and eating disorders. The magnitude and duration of…”
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Resting metabolic rate in preadolescent girls at high risk of obesity by WURMSER, H, LAESSLE, R, JACOB, K, LANGHARD, S, UHL, H, ANGST, A, MÜLLER, A, PIRKE, K. M

“…To investigate whether children at high risk of obesity have a reduced resting metabolic rate (RMR). Cross-sectional study. 93 healthy girls (age: 8-12 y) were…”
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Episodic variations of prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, melatonin and cortisol in infertile women with subclinical hypothyroidism by Bals-Pratsch, M, De Geyter, C, Müller, T, Frieling, U, Lerchl, A, Pirke, K M, Hanker, J P, Becker-Carus, C, Nieschlag, E

“…Preliminary data have suggested that female infertility due to corpus luteum insufficiency may be caused by subclinical hypothyroidism [exaggerated…”
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β3-adrenergic-receptor allele distributions in children, adolescents and young adults with obesity, underweight or anorexia nervosa by HINNEY, A, LENTES, K.-U, RÖMER, G, WINNIKES, U, MAYER, H, HERZOG, W, LEHMKUHL, G, POUSTKA, F, SCHMIDT, M. H, BLUM, W. F, PIRKE, K. M, SCHÄFER, H, ROSENKRANZ, K, GRZESCHIK, K.-H, REMSCHMIDT, H, HEBEBRAND, J, BARTH, N, ROTH, H, ZIEGLER, A, HENNIGHAUSEN, K, CONERS, H, WURMSER, H, JACOB, K

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Cyclic ovarian function in recreational athletes by Broocks, A, Pirke, K M, Schweiger, U, Tuschl, R J, Laessle, R G, Strowitzki, T, Hörl, E, Hörl, T, Haas, W, Jeschke, D

“…In 17 female recreational athletes, ovarian function was monitored using daily hormone measurements and serial ultrasound determinations. Whereas 11 out of 13…”
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The influence of semistarvation-induced hyperactivity on hypothalamic serotonin metabolism by Broocks, A, Schweiger, U, Pirke, K M

“…Male rats kept in a running wheel developed hyperactivity when food was restricted. Highest activity occurred around noon when food was given. Semistarved…”
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Everyday eating behavior and menstrual function in young women by Schweiger, U, Tuschl, R J, Platte, P, Broocks, A, Laessle, R G, Pirke, K M

“…To examine the association of different types of everyday eating behavior with disturbances of menstrual function. Prospective cohort study with two groups,…”
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Theoretical and empirical considerations on the relation between 'body image', body scheme and somatosensation by Lautenbacher, S, Roscher, S, Strian, F, Pirke, K M, Krieg, J C

“…The authors first discuss possible interactions between the hitherto neglected neurophysiological and neuropsychological factors and the traditionally accepted…”
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Structural organization and mutational analysis of the human uncoupling protein-2 (hUCP2) gene by Tu, N., Chen, H., Winnikes, U., Reinert, I., Marmann, G., Pirke, K.M., Lentes, K.-U.

“…Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are mitochondrial membrane transporters which are involved in dissipating the proton electrochemical gradient thereby releasing…”
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Functional characterization of the 5′-flanking and the promoter region of the human UCP3 (hUCP3) gene by Tu, N., Chen, H., Winnikes, U., Reinert, I., Pirke, K.M., Lentes, K.-U.

“…Uncoupling protein-3 (UCP3) is considered as an important regulator of energy expenditure and thermogenesis in humans. To get insight into the mechanisms…”
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