Elevated plasma levels of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) are correlated with insulin resistance in obese men

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1260-1264

  Katsuki, A ^a   Sumida, Y ^a   Murashima, S ^a   Furuta, M ^a   Araki Sasaki, R ^a   Tsuchihashi, K ^a   Hori, Y ^a   Yano, Y ^a   Adachi, Y ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Insulin resistance; Obesity; MSH

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033770186     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801400     Document Type: Article

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