An increase of circulating leptin in patients with liver cirrhosis

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1234-1238

  Shimizu, H ^a,c   Kakizaki, S ^a   Tsuchiya, T ^a   Nagamine, T ^a   Takagi, H ^a   Takayama, H ^a   Kobayashi, I ^b   Mori, M ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Laboratory Medicine ^*  (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Body mass index; Estradiol; Leptin; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031767485     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800768     Document Type: Article

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