Leptin is essential in maintaining normal vascular compliance independent of body weight

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 203-206

  Sikka, G ^a   Yang, R ^a   Reid, S ^a,b   Benjo, A ^a   Koitabashi, N ^a   Camara, A ^a   Baraban, E ^a   O'Donnell, C P ^c   Berkowitz, D E ^a   Barouch, L A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Leptin; Pulse wave velocity; Vascular compliance

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; C57BL MOUSE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); METABOLISM; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; COMPLIANCE; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OBESITY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

MUS;

EID: 74249100614     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.208     Document Type: Article

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