Leptin concentrations in relation to overall adiposity and regional body fat distribution in Mexican Americans

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 904-908

  Haffner, S M ^a   Gingerich, R L ^b   Miettinen, H ^a   Stern, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Linco Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat distribution; Leptin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROTEINS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0029839118     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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