increased circulating insulin-like growth factor I level
increased circulating leptin level
increased circulating levels of thyroid hormone +
increased circulating mineralocorticoid level +
increased circulating noradrenaline level
greater than the normal blood amount of the hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla and acts as a neurotransmitter in the sympathetic peripheral nervous system and in some tracts of the CNS; noradrenaline is the demethylated biosynthetic precursor of epinephrine