Body iron stores are increased in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Diabetes Care

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2042-2044

  Escobar Morreale, Héctor F ^a   Luque Ramírez, Manuel ^a   Álvarez Blasco, Francisco ^a   Botella Carretero, José I ^a   Sancho, José ^a   San Millán, José L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREMENOPAUSE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; IRON; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; THINNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 23044456283     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.8.2042     Document Type: Article

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