Preperitoneal fat thickness in childhood obesity: Association with serum insulin concentration

Pediatrics International

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-159

  Tamura, Akiho ^a,e   Mori, Tetsuo ^b   Hara, Yoji ^c   Komiyama, Atsushi ^d  

^a Yodakubo Hospital   (Japan)

^b National Nagano Hospital   (Japan)

^c Matsumoto Hospital   (Japan)

^d SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Yodakuho Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Preperitoneal fat thickness; Serum insulin concentrations; Ultrasonography; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ULTRASOUND;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; OBESITY; PERITONEUM;

EID: 0034111722     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2000.01197.x     Document Type: Article

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