Serum leptin values in the healthy obese and non-obese subjects of Rawalpindi

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-248

  Kazmi, Ahsan ^a   Sattar, Abdus ^b   Hashim, Rizwan ^b   Khan, Shahida Parveen ^b   Younus, Mohammad ^b   Khan, Farooq Ahmed ^b  

^a HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Body Mass Index; Non obese; Obese; Rawalpindi; Serum leptin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

EID: 84873876984     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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