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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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