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system. Scantiness of body hair points to hypophyseal, 
gonad or pineal disturbance. 
In concluding, we may summarize by stating that 
obesity is a symptom in many endocrine disturbances, 
few of which are clear, clinical pictures indicating in- 
volvement of only one gland. Pluriglandular dysfunc- 
tion seems to be the rule and effective therapy in treat- 
ing these disturbances must take this fact into account. 
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