Zinc may regulate serum leptin concentrations in humans

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 270-275

  Mantzoros, Christos S ^a,b   Prasad, Ananda S ^a,b   Beck, Frances W J ^a,b   Grabowski, Susan ^a,b   Kaplan, Joseph ^a,b   Adair, Connie ^a,b   Brewer, George J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Interleukins; Leptin; Obesity; Tumor necrosis factor; Zinc

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DIET; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN-2; LEPTIN; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PROTEINS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; ZINC;

EID: 0031801220     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10718758     Document Type: Article

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