Circulating leptin levels in elderly subjects with and without cerebrovasular disease

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 350-351

  Jaleel, Anila ^a   Aamir, Shahila ^b   Majeed, Rehan ^c   Jaleel, Farhan ^d  

^a ZIAUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b SHAIKH ZAYED HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c SHIFA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

^d Fatima Jinnah Dental College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Infarction size; Ischemic stroke; Leptin

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 77953560011     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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