Long-term plasma levels of leptin and adiponectin in Rett syndrome

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 706-709

  Blardi, P ^a,b   De Lalla, A ^b   D'Ambrogio, T ^b   Vonella, G ^b   Ceccatelli, L ^b   Auteri, A ^b   Hayek, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADIPONECTIN; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 63149093112     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03386.x     Document Type: Article

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