Evaluating metabolic syndrome in a medical physiology laboratory

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 195-198

  Martin, Bruce ^a   Watkins III, John B ^a   Ramsey, J W ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Electrolytes; Malnutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10344225695     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00017.2004     Document Type: Article

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