Serum leptin concentration and its effect on puberty in Naqu Tibetan adolescents

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 111-117

  Xi, Huanjiu ^a   Zhang, Luping ^b   Guo, Ziyi ^a   Zhao, Liguang ^a  

^a JINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Leptin; Puberty; Sex steroid; Tibetan

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PUBERTY; TESTOSTERONE; TIBET; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960537008     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.30.111     Document Type: Article

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