Gender-Dependent differences in plasma leptin in essential hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 914-920

  Mallamaci, Francesca ^a   Cuzzola, Fortunata ^a   Tripepi, Giovanni ^a   Cutrupi, Sebastiano ^a   Parlongo, Saverio ^a   Tripepi, Rocco ^a   Zoccali, Carmine ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

HOMA R index; Hypertension; Insulin resistance; Leptin

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033862646     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(00)00263-6     Document Type: Article

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