Leptin levels are associated with immune response in malnourished infants

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 3040-3046

  Palacio, Ana ^a   Lopez, Marcelo ^a   Perez Bravo, Francisco ^a   Monkeberg, Fernando ^a   Schlesinger, Liana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GROWTH FACTOR; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REFEEDING; SCORING SYSTEM; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036319605     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.7.8636     Document Type: Article

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