Circulating Oxytocin Is Genetically Determined and Associated With Obesity and Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Weingarten, MFJ; Scholz, M; Wohland, T; Horn, K; Stumvoll, M; Kovacs, P; Tonjes, A

Tonjes, A (reprint author), Univ Leipzig, Med Ctr, Med Dept Endocrinol 3, Nephrol,Rheumatol, Liebigstr 18, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.; Kovacs, P (reprint author), Univ Leipzig, Med Ctr, IFB Adipos Dis, Liebigstr 21, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2019; 104 (11): 5621

Abstract

Context: Despite the emerging evidence on the role of oxytocin (OXT) in metabolic diseases, there is a lack of well-powered studies addressing the rel......

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