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Article: Mechanism of catecholamine resistance in polycystic ovarian syndrome reviewed.
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- Drug Week
- Article date:
- June 27, 2003
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2003 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The mechanisms behind lipolytic catecholamine resistance of subcutaneous fat cells in polycystic ovarian syndrome are discussed in a recent issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
According to recent research from Sweden, "Lipolytic catecholamine resistance in sc fat cells is observed in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). The mechanisms behind this lipolysis defect were explored in vitro; sc fat cells were obtained from 10 young, nonobese PCOS women and from 14 matched, healthy control women."
"Fasting plasma glycerol levels were reduced by one third in PCOS (p
The investigators ...