Differences in circulating concentrations of total, free and bound leptin relate to gender and body composition in adult humans

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 717-723

  McConway, M G ^b   Johnson, D ^a   Kelly, A ^a   Griffin, D ^b   Smith, J ^a   Wallace, A M ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Law Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033822726     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0004563001899771     Document Type: Article

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