Impact of Ramadan fasting on metabolism and on serum levels of some hormones among healthy Jordanian strudents

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 755-761

  Mansi, Kamal ^a   Amneh, Masalmeh ^a  

^a AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; FSH; High density lipoprotein (HDL); LH; Low density lipoprotein(LDL); Ramadan fasting; T3; T4; Testosterone; Triglycerides (TG)

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIOTHYRONINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FAT INTAKE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; JORDAN; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PULSE RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34250833421     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.755.761     Document Type: Article

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