Close correlation between visceral fat accumulation and uric acid metabolism in healthy men

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1162-1165

  Takahashi, S ^a   Yamamoto, T ^a   Tsutsumi, Z ^a   Moriwaki, Y ^a   Yamakita, J ^a   Higashino, K ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERURICEMIA; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VISCERA;

EID: 0030882289     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0495(97)90210-9     Document Type: Article

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