A role of leptin in psoriasis?

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-138

  Aktan, Şebnem ^a   Rota, Simin ^b   Şanli Erdoǧan, Berna ^b   Ergin, Şeniz ^b   Kaptanoǧlu, Büyamin ^b   Bostanci, Mehmet ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

BMI; Leptin; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISEASES; IMMUNOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BODY MASS INDEX (BMI); LEPTIN; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS AREA SEVERITY INDEX (PASI);

HORMONES;

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PSORIASIS;

EID: 34347205258     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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