Leptin and total cholesterol are predictors of weight gain in pre-pubertal children

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 146-150

  Byrnes, S E ^a   Baur, L A ^b   Bermingham, M ^b   Brock, K ^b   Steinbeck, K ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Leptin; Obesity; Prepubertal children; Total cholesterol; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032929898     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800783     Document Type: Article

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