Low plasma leptin concentration and low rates of fat oxidation in weight-stable post-obese subjects

Obesity Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-210

  Filozof, Claudia M ^a,d   Murúa, Carlos ^b   Sanchez, Maria P ^b   Brailovsky, Carlos ^b   Perman, Mario ^a   Gonzalez, Claudio D ^d   Ravussin, Eric ^c  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Ctro de Nutr y Enferm Metabolicas   (Argentina)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Fat oxidation; Leptin; Post obese; Resting metabolic rate; Risk factors for body weight gain

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CALORIMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034181964     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2000.23     Document Type: Article

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