High leptin concentrations in serum of very obese children are further stimulated by dexamethasone

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 708-710

  Kiess, W ^a   Englaro, P ^a   Hanitsch, S ^a   Rascher, W ^a   Attanasio, A ^b   Blum, W F ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

children; dexamethasone; leptin; suppression test

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030481888     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979883     Document Type: Article

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