Correlation between fasting plasma ghrelin levels and age, body mass index (BMI), BMI percentiles, and 24-hour plasma ghrelin profiles in prader-willi syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3885-3889

  Kyung, Hoon Paik ^a   Jin, Dong Kyu ^a   Sang, Yong Song ^a   Ji, Eun Lee ^c   Si, Hwan Ko ^a   Seng, Mi Song ^a   Jung, Sim Kim ^b   Yoo, Joung Oh ^b   Sun, Woo Kim ^b   Soo, Hyun Lee ^a   Sung, Hye Kim ^a   Eun, Kyung Kwon ^a   Yon, Ho Choe ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; OBESITY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 4043161192     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-032137     Document Type: Article

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