Effects of TRH administration on plasma leptin levels in infants, children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1001-1006

  Zotter, Heinz ^a   Gallistl, Siegfried ^a,b   Kerbl, Reinhold ^a   Sauseng, Werner ^a   Borkenstein, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Inst of Pediat Hemostasis/Thromb   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Infants; Leptin; TRH stimulation test

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; PROTIRELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTIRELIN TEST; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 4344612143     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.7.1001     Document Type: Article

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