Basal and stimulated plasma leptin in diabetic subjects

Obesity Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 537-544

  Lut, Jianmei ^a   Askari, Hasan ^a   Dagogo Jack, Samuel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Hyperleptinemia; Insulin; Regulation

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; C-PEPTIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033227263     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1999.tb00711.x     Document Type: Article

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