Serum leptin concentrations and weight gain in postobese, postmenopausal women

Obesity Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-261

  Nagy, Tim R ^a   Davies, Susan L ^a   Hunter, Gaiy R ^a   Darnell, Betty ^a   Weinsier, Roland L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTEINS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032112931     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1998.tb00347.x     Document Type: Article

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