Serum leptin concentration is associated with total body fat mass, but not abdominal fat distribution

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 536-541

  Shimizu, H ^a,c   Shimomura, Y ^b   Hayashi, R ^b   Ohtani, K ^a   Sato, N ^a   Futawatari, T ^b   Mori, M ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body fat; Fat distribution; Food restriction; Insulin; Leptin

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOREACTIVE INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JAPAN; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THERMOGENESIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030968145     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800437     Document Type: Article

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