Low circulating leptin levels in protein-energy malnourished chronically ill elderly patients

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 377-382

  Cederholm, T ^a   Arner, P ^a   Palmblad, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cachexia; Elderly; Inflammation; Leptin; Protein energy malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; LEPTIN; OROSOMUCOID;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SKINFOLD;

EID: 0030774164     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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