Plasma leptin levels and digital pulse volume in obese patients without metabolic syndrome - A pilot study

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 412, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 730-734

  Lin, Yen Hung ^a   Ho, Yi Lwun ^a   Lee, Jen Kuang ^a   Huang, Hsien Liang ^a   Huang, Kuo Chin ^a   Chen, Ming Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Leptin; Obesity; PAT; Subcutaneous fat

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; LEPTIN; RESISTIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGITAL PULSE VOLUME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TONOMETRY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARTERIES; BODY MASS INDEX; CYTOKINES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEPTIN; MALE; MANOMETRY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79951726914     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.12.032     Document Type: Article

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