Human and clinical perspectives on leptin

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 477-485

  Blum, Werner F ^a,b   Englaro, Piera ^a   Attanasio, Andrea M ^b   Kiess, Wieland ^c   Rascher, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; LEPTIN; PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; CHILD; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LEPTIN; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032130551     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS19980068     Document Type: Review

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