Studies of patterns of lutenizing hormone (LH) secretion in anorexia nervosa are reviewed. Restoration of ideal weight is not always associated with return to adult circadian LH secretion patterns. Abnormalities in LH secretion (immature patterns) may represent a biological “marker” of active anorexia nervosa.
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