Zinc-induced hyperleptinemia relates to the amelioration of sucrose-induced obesity with zinc repletion

Obesity Research

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 525-529

  Chen, Ming Der ^a,b   Lin, Pi Yao ^b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; LEPTIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUGAR INTAKE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; LEPTIN; MALE; MICE; OBESITY; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; ZINC;

EID: 0034302868     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2000.65     Document Type: Article

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