Serum leptin is not correlated with body fat in severe food restriction

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1063-1071

  Gairdner, Sarah E ^a   Amara, Catherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body fat; Dxa; Food restriction; Igf 1; Leptin; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; RATS, WISTAR; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84870155178     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H2012-092     Document Type: Article

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