Effects of gender, body composition, and menopause on plasma concentrations of leptin

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3424-3427

  Rosenbaum, Michael ^a   Nicolson, Margery ^c   Hirsch, Jules ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^b   Gallagher, Dympna ^b   Chu, Florence ^a   Leibel, Rudolph L ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LEPTIN; PROTEIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029816596     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.9.3424     Document Type: Article

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