Acylated and unacylated ghrelin levels in normal weight and obese children: Influence of puberty and relationship with insulin, leptin and adiponectin levels

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-197

  Bellone, Simonetta ^a   Prodam, F ^a   Savastio, S ^a   De Rienzo, F ^a   Demarchi, I ^a   Trovato, L ^a   Petri, A ^a   Rapa, A ^a   Aimaretti, G ^a   Bona, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acylated; Adipokines; Children; Puberty; Unacylated ghrelin

Indexed keywords

ACYLATED GHRELIN; ADIPONECTIN; ESTRADIOL; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNACYLATED GHRELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; NORMAL WEIGHT; OBESITY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACYLATION; ADIPONECTIN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PUBERTY;

EID: 84055182022     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7761     Document Type: Article

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