Leptin is related to body fat content in male distance runners

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 271, Issue 5 34-5, 1996, Pages

  Hickey, Matthew S ^a   Considine, Robert V ^b   Israel, Richard G ^b   Mahar, Tyson L ^b   Mccammon, Michael R ^b   Tyndall, Gilian L ^b   Houmard, Joseph A ^b   Caro, Jose F ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

acute exercise; adipose tissue; hormones; insulin

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; INSULIN; LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; ENDURANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0029811282     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.271.5.e938     Document Type: Article

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