Circulating leptin in women: A longitudinal study in the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-106

  Hardie, Laura ^a   Trayhurn, Paul ^a   Abramovich, David ^b   Fowler, Paul ^b  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0030739466     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2441017.x     Document Type: Article

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