Serum leptin concentrations during severe protein-energy malnutrition: Correlation with growth parameters and endocrine function

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 819-825

  Soliman, A T ^a,b,c   ElZalabany, M M ^a,b   Salama, M ^a,b   Ansari, B M ^a,b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KWASHIORKOR; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; MARASMUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION;

EID: 0034235094     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2000.6745     Document Type: Article

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