Serum leptin in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome is correlated with body weight and fat distribution but not with androgen and insulin levels

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 988-992

  Vicennati, V ^b   Gambineri, A ^b   Calzoni, F ^b   Casimirri, F ^b   Macor, C ^b   Vettor, R ^b   Pasquali, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031903341     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0495(98)90356-0     Document Type: Article

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