There is increasing evidence that nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) lowers
blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients, not only during sleep but also …

Studies in mice have identified the ob gene product, leptin, as a signaling factor regulating
body weight homeostasis and energy balance. Defective production of the encoded protein …

Adrenomedullin (AM) is a novel vasorelaxing peptide which was originally isolated from the
extracts of human pheochromocytoma. It is produced by a number of organs among which …

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is due to craniofacial changes and acromegaly. The question
addressed by this study was whether growth hormone (GH) induced craniofacial changes …

A randomized controlled trial was performed to compare two techniques of bilateral subtotal
thyroidectomy for non‐toxic nodular goitre with regard to postoperative parathyroid function. …

Osteoporosis is frequently seen in systemic mastocytosis. Although diphosphonate therapy
has been shown to be transiently effective, therapy options for this form of osteopenia are …

Recent studies about renal function and volume regulating hormones in obstructive sleep
apnea (oSAS) indicate complex disturbances in volume homeostasis. Increased nocturnal …

Primary adrenal hyperplasia, which may occur as a familial disorder, is a rare cause of
ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome. In most of these cases the underlying pathology is …

A long-time electrocardiogramm over a period of 12 h was recorded from ten test persons
without cardiovascular diseases, and their blood pressure was checked at regular intervals on …

… Plasma levels of ANP and renin were inversely correlated (Ehlenz et al. 1991c). Supression
of the physiological nocturnal increase of renin in untreated sleep apnoea can be explained …