Relationship of the white blood cell count to body fat: Role of leptin

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 447-451

  Wilson, Charlton A ^a,b   Bekele, Genene ^a,c   Nicolson, Margery ^d   Ravussin, Eric ^a   Pratley, Richard E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b PHOENIX INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Haemopoiesis; Humans; Leptin; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0030664943     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.3873201.x     Document Type: Article

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