Serum leptin levels in obese infertile men and women

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-71

  Farooq, Reshma ^a   Lutfullah, Sualiha ^b   Ahmed, Mughis ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Humdard University   (Pakistan)

^c KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

BMI and age; Infertility; Leptin

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LEPTIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893149964     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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