Ghrelin concentrations reflect body mass index rather than feeding status in obese girls

Pediatric Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 731-734

  Foster, Carol M ^a   Barkan, Ariel ^b   Kasa Vubu, Josephine Z ^b   Jaffe, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FASTING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; OBESITY; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 36348976946     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181598cad     Document Type: Article

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