Serum leptin in obesity is related to gender and body fat topography but does not predict successful weight loss

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-67

  Niskanen, Leo K ^a,c   Haffner, Steven ^b   Karhunen, Leila J ^a   Turpeinen, Anu K ^a   Miettinen, Heikki ^a,b   Uusitupa, Matti I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0030760686     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1370061     Document Type: Article

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