Obesity and immune function relationships

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-140

  Marti A ^a   Marcos, A ^b   Martinez J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Fat deposition; Immunity; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; LEPTIN; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OBESITY;

EID: 0035342124     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-789x.2001.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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