Population variation and differences in serum leptin independent of adiposity: A comparison of Ache Amerindian men of Paraguay and lean American male distance runners

Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bribiescas, Richard G ^a   Hickey, Matthew S ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAT BODY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEPTIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PARAGUAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 33748677679     PISSN: 17437075     EISSN: 17437075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-3-34     Document Type: Article

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