Leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, homocysteine and insulin resistance related to polycystic ovary syndrome

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 101-104

  Salehpour, Saghar ^a   Broujeni, Parisa Taherzadeh ^a   Samani, Elham Neisani ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adiponectin; Ghrelin; Homocysteine; Leptin; Polycystic Ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; GHRELIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LEPTIN;

BODY MASS; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MEDLINE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 67649531262     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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