Gender differences in serum leptin levels in humans

Biochemical and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Hickey, Matthew S ^a   Israel, Richard G ^b   Gardiner, Suzanne N ^a   Considine, Robert V ^c   McCammon, Michael R ^a   Tyndall, Gilian L ^a   Houmard, Joseph A ^a   Marks, Richard H L ^a   Caro, Jose F ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SATIETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0030273715     PISSN: 10773150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1996.0056     Document Type: Article

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