Effect of a multidisciplinary program of weight reduction on endothelial functions in obese women

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Nicoletti, G ^a   Giugliano, G ^a   Pontillo, A ^a   Cioffi, M ^a   D'Andrea, F ^a   Giugliano, D ^a   Esposito, Katherine ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Interleukins; Liposuction surgery; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOKINE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRIC OXIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOSUCTION; OBESITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0038543054     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345154     Document Type: Article

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