Serum leptin levels correlate with growth hormone secretion and body fat in children

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3586-3590

  Fors, Hans ^a,b   Matsuoka, Hisafumi ^a   Bosaeus, Ingvar ^a   Rosberg, Sten ^a   Wikland, Kerstin Albertsson ^a   Bjarnason, Ragnar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033305331     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.10.3586     Document Type: Article

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