The leptin, a new hormone of adipose tissue: Clinical findings and perspectives in geriatrics

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-54

  Maugeri, D ^a   Bonanno, M R ^a   Speciale, S ^a   Santangelo, A ^a   Lentini, A ^a   Russo, M S ^a   Calanna, A ^a   Malaguarnera, M ^a   Motta, M ^a   Testai', M ^a   Panebianco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Genetic regulation of obesity; Leptin in aging; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036027705     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(01)00195-9     Document Type: Article

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