Plasma leptin in children: Relationship to puberty, gender, body composition, insulin sensitivity, and energy expenditure

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 309-312

  Arslanian, Silva ^a   Suprasongsin, Chittiwat ^b   Kalhan, Satish C ^b   Drash, Allan L ^b   Brna, Resa ^b   Janosky, Janine E ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; OBESITY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031887701     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0495(98)90262-1     Document Type: Article

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