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Noradrenergic Function in the Medial Hypothalamus: Potential Relation to Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia

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The Psychobiology of Anorexia Nervosa

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Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are psychiatric disorders which in recent years have been associated with well-defined diagnostic criteria (Bruch 1974; Casper et al. 1980; Garfinkel and Garner 1982; Garfinkel et al. 1980; Johnson et al. 1982; Russell 1979; Strober 1981).

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Leibowitz, S.F. (1984). Noradrenergic Function in the Medial Hypothalamus: Potential Relation to Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. In: Pirke, K.M., Ploog, D. (eds) The Psychobiology of Anorexia Nervosa. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69594-0_5

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