Leptin expression in human mammary epithelial cells and breast milk

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1810-1813

  Smith Kirwin, Susan M ^a   O'Connor, Darlise M ^a   Johnston, Jennifer ^a   De Lancey, Elizabeth ^a   Hassink, Sandra G ^a,b   Funanage, Vicky L ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; BREAST MILK; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; BREAST; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPTIN; LIPID METABOLISM; MILK, HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

EID: 0031724837     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.5.1810     Document Type: Article

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