Difference in leptin mRNA levels between omental and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue from obese humans

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 690-693

  Hube, F ^a   Lietz, U ^a   Igel, M ^b   Jensen, P B ^c   Tornqvist, H ^c   Joost, H G ^b   Hauner, H ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HAGEDORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

human adipose tissue; leptin; obesity; regional difference

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; OBESITY; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0030453726     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979879     Document Type: Article

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