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Overview

Eric Fliers is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans several areas within medicine and molecular biology, with a prominent focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their scholarly output includes numerous publications in prominent venues related to thyroid disorders and endocrine system research.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their subfields of study further specify areas such as:

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Eric Fliers' research addresses several core topics, notably:

  • Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Gut microbiota and health

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Eric Fliers include:

  • Anita Boelen
  • Alberto M. Pereira
  • Peter H. Bisschop
  • A.S. Paul van Trotsenburg
  • Nienke R. Biermasz

Their research contributions have been published extensively in several key scientific journals, including:

  • Thyroid
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Endocrine Connections
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • European Thyroid Journal

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Eric Fliers include:

  • "An update on non-thyroidal illness syndrome," 2020, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Other notable papers relevant to the field but authored by others include:

  • "Evidence-Based Use of Levothyroxine/Liothyronine Combinations in Treating Hypothyroidism: A Consensus Document," 2020, Thyroid
  • "Evidence-Based Use of Levothyroxine/Liothyronine Combinations in Treating Hypothyroidism: A Consensus Document," 2021, European Thyroid Journal
  • "The Role of Thyroid Hormone in the Innate and Adaptive Immune Response during Infection," 2020, Comprehensive Physiology
  • "Hypothyroidism: The difficulty in attributing symptoms to their underlying cause," 2023, Frontiers in Endocrinology

Best Publications

  • The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the human brain in relation to sex, age and senile dementia

    D.F. Swaab;E. Fliers;T.S. Partiman

  • A sexually dimorphic nucleus in the human brain

    Dick F. Swaab;E. Fliers

  • Selective parasympathetic innervation of subcutaneous and intra-abdominal fat — functional implications

    Felix Kreier;Eric Fliers;Peter J. Voshol;Corbert G. Van Eden

  • Circadian rhythms in the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis

    A. Kalsbeek;A. Kalsbeek;R. van der Spek;J. Lei;E. Endert

  • Estradiol regulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis via hypothalamic AMPK

    Pablo Blanco Martinez De Morentin;Ismael Gonzalez-Garcia;Luis Martins;Ricardo Lage

  • Thyroid function in critically ill patients

    Eric Fliers;Antonio C Bianco;Lies Langouche;Anita Boelen

  • Circadian control of glucose metabolism.

    Andries Kalsbeek;Andries Kalsbeek;Susanne la Fleur;Eric Fliers

  • Cognitive functioning and well-being in euthyroid patients on thyroxine replacement therapy for primary hypothyroidism

    Ellie M Wekking;Bente C Appelhof;Eric Fliers;Aart H Schene

  • Decreased hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene expression in patients with nonthyroidal illness.

    Eric Fliers;Stephan E. F. Guldenaar;Wilmar M. Wiersinga;Dick F. Swaab

  • Beyond Low Plasma T3: Local Thyroid Hormone Metabolism during Inflammation and Infection

    Anita Boelen;Joan Kwakkel;Eric Fliers

  • The role of the autonomic nervous liver innervation in the control of energy metabolism

    Chun-Xia Yi;Susanne E. la Fleur;Eric Fliers;Andries Kalsbeek;Andries Kalsbeek

  • The vasopressin and oxytocin neurons in the human supraoptic and paraventricular nucleus; changes with aging and in senile dementia.

    E. Fliers;D.F. Swaab;Chr. W. Pool;R.W.H. Verwer

  • Tracing from fat tissue, liver, and pancreas: a neuroanatomical framework for the role of the brain in type 2 diabetes.

    Felix Kreier;Felix Kreier;Yolanda S. Kap;Thomas C. Mettenleiter;Caroline van Heijningen

  • Vasopressin and the Output of the Hypothalamic Biological Clock

    A. Kalsbeek;A. Kalsbeek;E. Fliers;M. A. Hofman;D. F. Swaab

  • Hypercoagulable state in Cushing's syndrome: a systematic review.

    Bregje Van Zaane;Erfan Nur;Alessandro Squizzato;Alessandro Squizzato;Olaf M Dekkers

  • Pathophysiological aspects of thyroid hormone disorders/thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies and reproduction

    R. Vissenberg;V.D. Manders;S. Mastenbroek;E. Fliers

  • Thyroid hormone modulates glucose production via a sympathetic pathway from the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus to the liver

    Lars P. Klieverik;Sarah F. Janssen;Annelieke van Riel;Ewout Foppen

  • Fasting-induced changes in the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis.

    Anita Boelen;Wilmar Maarten Wiersinga;Eric Fliers

  • Mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 cause Kallmann syndrome with a wide spectrum of reproductive phenotypes.

    Nelly Pitteloud;Astrid Meysing;Richard Quinton;James S. Acierno

  • Combined Therapy with Levothyroxine and Liothyronine in Two Ratios, Compared with Levothyroxine Monotherapy in Primary Hypothyroidism: a Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial

    Bente C. Appelhof;Eric Fliers;Ellie M. Wekking;Aart H. Schene

Frequent Co-Authors

Andries Kalsbeek
Andries Kalsbeek University of Amsterdam
Susanne E. la Fleur
Susanne E. la Fleur University of Amsterdam
Wilmar M. Wiersinga
Wilmar M. Wiersinga University of Amsterdam
Dick F. Swaab
Dick F. Swaab Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Chun-Xia Yi
Chun-Xia Yi University of Amsterdam
Ruud M. Buijs
Ruud M. Buijs National Autonomous University of Mexico
Theo J. Visser
Theo J. Visser Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jan Booij
Jan Booij University of Amsterdam
Johannes A. Romijn
Johannes A. Romijn University of Amsterdam
Aart H. Schene
Aart H. Schene University of Amsterdam

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