Elevated plasma leptin levels associated with high blood pressure and TG rich lipoproteins but not associated with plasma gonadotropins, estradiol and cortisol levels in peri- and postmenopausal lean women with undefined symptoms

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1-6, 2004, Pages 63-73

  Ushiroyama, Takahisa ^a   Ikeda, A ^a   Higashio, S ^a   Sakuma, K ^a   Ueki, M ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Gonadotropins; Leptin; Perimenopausal TG; Rich lipoprotein

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; JAPANESE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSION; LEPTIN; LIPOPROTEINS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 35348828517     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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