Study of the correlation between growth hormone deficiency and serum leptin, adiponectin, and visfatin levels in adults

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 4050-4056

  Li, Z P ^a   Zhang, M ^a   Gao, J ^a   Zhou, G Y ^a   Li, S Q ^a   An, Z M ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adiponectin; Adult GHD; Leptin; Visfatin

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; C PEPTIDE; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; CYTOKINE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC INDEX; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; WAIST HIP RATIO; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; PATHOLOGY; PITUITARY DWARFISM;

ADIPONECTIN; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOKINES; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 84901789399     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2014.February.14.16     Document Type: Article

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