Leptin as a marker of body fat and hyperinsulinemia in college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-180

  Kempf, Angela M ^a   Strother, Myra L ^b   Li, Chaoyang ^c   Kaur, Harsohena ^d   Huang, Terry T K ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Insulin secretion; Leptin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; MALE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33845667253     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.55.3.175-180     Document Type: Article

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