Serum leptin concentrations in relation to pubertal development

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 396-400

  Carlsson, Björn ^a   Ankarberg, Carina ^b   Rosberg, Sten ^b   Norjavaara, Ensio ^b   Albertsson Wikland, Kerstin ^b   Carlsson, Lena M S ^a  

^a Research Center for Endocrinology and Metabolism   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Leptin; Menarche; Pubertal development

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0030727363     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.5.396     Document Type: Article

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