Weight loss reduces interleukin-18 levels in obese women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 3864-3866

  Esposito, Katherine ^a   Pontillo, Alessandro ^a   Ciotola, Myriam ^a   Di Palo, Carmen ^a   Grella, Elisa ^a   Nicoletti, Gianfranco ^a   Giugliano, Dario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0036348333     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.8.8781     Document Type: Article

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