Serum leptin and interleukin-6 levels in pediatric patients with HIV

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-183

  Liotta, A ^a   Maggio, Maria Cristina ^a,c   Di Carlo, P ^a   Teresi, S ^b   Romano, A ^a   Guicciardino, E ^b   Miraglia, P M ^a   Titone, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale dei Bambini G Di Cristina   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interleukin 6; Leptin; Pediatric HIV; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; DIDANOSINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LAMIVUDINE; LEPTIN; NELFINAVIR; STAVUDINE; VIRUS RNA; ZIDOVUDINE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; PUBERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAGING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIREMIA; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; VIROLOGY;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIGENS, CD4; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEPTIN; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0042916318     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.2.179     Document Type: Article

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