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Medicine
Sweden
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
124
Citations
58488
World Ranking
3217
National Ranking
64

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Per Björntorp was affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their academic career encompassed work in fields related to medical and health sciences, although specific fields of study or subfields are not detailed in the available data.

Throughout their career, they did not have recorded collaborations with frequent co-authors, nor were there specific publication venues where the majority of their work appeared. Additionally, no recent papers or book publications were documented for this scientist.

The absence of listed main topics of work, awards, and detailed research outputs indicates that further data on Per Björntorp's scientific contributions is limited or unavailable in this record. However, their association with a recognized institution such as the University of Gothenburg suggests engagement with academic research during their tenure.

Per Björntorp is noted as deceased, and therefore all references to their work are in past tense.

Best Publications

  • Abdominal adipose tissue distribution, obesity, and risk of cardiovascular disease and death: 13 year follow up of participants in the study of men born in 1913.

    B Larsson;K Svärdsudd;L Welin;L Wilhelmsen

  • Impact of obesity on metabolism in men and women. Importance of regional adipose tissue distribution.

    Marcin Krotkiewski;Per Bjorntorp;Lars Sjostrom;Ulf Smith

  • "Portal" adipose tissue as a generator of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

    P Björntorp

  • Do stress reactions cause abdominal obesity and comorbidities

    P Björntorp

  • Metabolic Implications of Body Fat Distribution

    Per Björntorp

  • The Influence of Body Fat Distribution on the Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus: 13.5 Years of Follow-up of the Participants in the Study of Men Born in 1913

    L O Ohlson;B Larsson;K Svärdsudd;L Welin

  • Stress-related cortisol secretion in men: relationships with abdominal obesity and endocrine, metabolic and hemodynamic abnormalities

    Roland Rosmond;Mary F. Dallman;Per Björntorp

  • The regulation of adipose tissue distribution in humans.

    Björntorp P

  • Obesity and cortisol

    Per Björntorp;Roland Rosmond

  • The effects of testosterone treatment on body composition and metabolism in middle-aged obese men.

    P Marin;S Holmang;L Jonsson;L Sjostrom

  • Visceral fat accumulation in men is positively associated with insulin, glucose, and C-peptide levels, but negatively with testosterone levels

    Jacob C. Seidell;Per Björntorp;Lars Sjöström;Henry Kvist

  • Cortisol secretion in relation to body fat distribution in obese premenopausal women.

    Per Mårin;Niklas Darin;Teiko Amemiya;Björn Andersson

  • The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity as a predictor of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke.

    Rosmond R;Björntorp P

  • Body fat distribution, insulin resistance, and metabolic diseases.

    Per Björntorp

  • Visceral Obesity: A “Civilization Syndrome”

    Per Björntorp

  • Fat cell metabolism in different regions in women. Effect of menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and lactation.

    M Rebuffé-Scrive;L Enk;N Crona;P Lönnroth

  • Growth hormone treatment of abdominally obese men reduces abdominal fat mass, improves glucose and lipoprotein metabolism, and reduces diastolic blood pressure.

    Gudmundur Johannsson;Per Mårin;Lars Lönn;Malin Ottosson

  • The Associations between Obesity, Adipose Tissue Distribution and Disease

    Per Björntorp

  • Androgen treatment of abdominally obese men.

    P Mårin;S Holmäng;C Gustafsson;L Jönsson

  • Muscle Fiber Composition and Capillary Density in Women and Men With NIDDM

    Per MÅrin;Björn Andersson;Marcin Krotkiewski;Per Björntorp

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Sjöström
Lars Sjöström University of Gothenburg
Ulf Smith
Ulf Smith University of Gothenburg
Claude Bouchard
Claude Bouchard Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Elias Eriksson
Elias Eriksson University of Gothenburg
Jacob C. Seidell
Jacob C. Seidell Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Björn Andersson
Björn Andersson Karolinska Institute
Calle Bengtsson
Calle Bengtsson University of Gothenburg
Bengt-Åke Bengtsson
Bengt-Åke Bengtsson Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Mikael Landén
Mikael Landén University of Gothenburg
Lars Wilhelmsen
Lars Wilhelmsen University of Gothenburg

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