Effect of body weight and caloric restriction on serum complement proteins, including factor D/adipsin: Studies in anorexia nervosa and obesity

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 507-515

  Pomeroy, C ^a,b,e   Mitchell, J ^b,c   Eckert, E ^b   Raymond, N ^b   Crosby, R ^b,d   Dalmasso, A P ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

^d NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; body weight; complement; human; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPSIN; COMPLEMENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030970608     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1997.3921287.x     Document Type: Article

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