Bencherif and Colleagues (2005)used Brain MRI to Study Hormone Secretion

question 155

Multiple Choice

Bencherif and colleagues (2005) used brain MRI to study hormone secretion in eating disordered patients. They found that:

• A)Patients with bulimia have high levels of endogenous opioid beta-endorphin.
• B)Patients with bulimia have high levels of aldosterone alpha-endorphin.
• C)Patients with bulimia have increased HYPERLINK "http:/ /users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/SexHormones.html" chorionic gonadotropin, indicating that thyroxine could not bind to the transmembrane HYPERLINK "http://user s.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/G/G.html" G-protein-coupled receptors.
• D)Patients with bulimia have decreased regional mu-opioid receptor binding in the insular cortex.

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