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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Apr 2;2(7):581–592. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(13)70180-3

Figure 6. Endocrine changes in anorexia nervosa that maintain euglycemia and preserve energy for vital functions, and also contribute to impaired bone metabolism.

Figure 6

CRH: corticotrophin releasing hormone; ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone

GH-IGF-1 axis: growth hormone- insulin like growth factor-1 axis

GHBP: GH binding protein

GLP-1: glucagon like peptide-1; GIP: glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide

HPG axis: hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis

HPA axis: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

HPT axis: hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis

LH: luteinizing hormone

PYY: peptide YY

T3: tri-iodothyronine; T4: tetra-iodothyronine; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone