A comparison of plasma leptin levels in obese and lean individuals in the United Arab Emirates

Nutrition Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-166

  Adeyemi, Edward ^a   Abdulle, Abdishakur ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Blood pressure; Glucose; Leptin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034141813     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(99)00149-9     Document Type: Article

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