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Peripheral sympathetic nervous system activity and beta-adrenoceptor sensitivity are impaired in established obesity, which may contribute to the maintenance and etiology of the obese state.
The review highlights that impaired sympathetic nervous system reactivity and beta-adrenoceptor sensitivity may contribute to the maintenance and etiology of obesity.
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Hypothesis-generating for sympathetic-targeted obesity therapies; should not yet change practice.
Marleen A. van Baak (2001) conducted a review in Obesity. Peripheral sympathetic nervous system activity was evaluated. Peripheral sympathetic nervous system activity and beta-adrenoceptor sensitivity are impaired in established obesity, which may contribute to the maintenance and etiology of the obese state.
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