Determinants of serum leptin levels in Cushing's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 600-603

  Widjaja, Adji ^a   Schürmeyer, Thomas H ^a,b   Von Zur Mühlen, Alexander ^a   Brabant, Georg ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CUSHING SYNDROME; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031732327     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.2.600     Document Type: Article

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