Changes in circulating leptin, leptin receptor, and gonadal hormones from infancy until advanced age in humans

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3339-3345

  Mann, David R ^a,c   Johnson, Abiodun O K ^b   Gimpel, Terry ^b   Castracane, V Daniel ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Physiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEPTIN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PUBERTY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0037622760     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-022030     Document Type: Article

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