Leptin levels in Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 371-375

  Aliyazicioglu, Yuksel ^a   Ozkaya, Ozan ^a   Yakut, Husamettin ^a   Islek, Ismail ^a   Alvur, Muhlise ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Henoch Sch nlein purpura; Leptin; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH;

EID: 33947691257     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0363-6     Document Type: Article

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