In Zucker diabetic fatty rats plasma leptin levels are correlated with plasma insulin levels rather than with body weight

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 610-615

  Janssen, S W J ^a,b   Martens, G J M ^a   Sweep, C G J ^b   Ross, H A ^b   Hermus, A R M M ^b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Medicine   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glucose; NIDDM; Ob Gene Product; ZDF Rat

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032742850     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978806     Document Type: Article

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