Leptin: Aspects on energetic balance, physical exercise and athletic amenorhea;Leptina: Aspectos sobre o balanço energético, exercício físico e amenorréia do esforço

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-24

  Ribeiro, Sandra Maria Lima ^a   Dos Santos, Zirlene Adriana ^a   Da Silva, Renata Juliana ^a   Louzada, Eliana ^a   Donato Jr , José ^b   Tirapegui, Julio ^b  

^a SÃO JUDAS TADEU UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diet; Energetic balance; Leptin; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMENORRHEA; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMENORRHEA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; OBESITY; SPORTS;

EID: 34247092955     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302007000100005     Document Type: Review

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