Serum leptin in children with obesity: Relationship to gender and development

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-203

  Hassink, Sandra G ^a   Sheslow, David V ^a   De Lancey, Elizabeth ^a   Opentanova, Irina ^b   Considine, Robert V ^b   Caro, Jose F ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood obesity; development; growth

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEINS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029746041     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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