Relationship between circulating leptin and energy expenditure in adult men and women aged 18 years to 81 years

Obesity Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 459-463

  Roberts, Susan B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Energy metabolism; Ob gene; Physical activity; Resting metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031228819     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1997.tb00671.x     Document Type: Article

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