The relationship between fatty liver and hyperinsulinemia in obese Japanese children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-321

  Kawasaki, Takuya ^a   Hashimoto, Naoshi ^a   Kikuchi, Toru ^a   Takahashi, Hideo ^a   Uchiyama, Makoto ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Fatty liver; Hyperinsulinemia; Insulin resistance; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; IMMUNOREACTIVE INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; JAPAN; MALE; OBESITY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0030904688     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199703000-00015     Document Type: Article

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