Correlation between hyperghrelinemia and carotid artery intima-media thickness in children with prader-willi syndrome

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-344

  Kim, Su Jin ^a   Paik, Kyung Hoon ^a   Kim, Dong Ik ^a   Choe, Yon Ho ^a   Kim, Seon Woo ^b   Jin, Dong Kyu ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Ghrelin; Intima media thickness; Prader willi syndrome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTIMA; MALE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; MALE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 77954285097     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.3.339     Document Type: Article

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