Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans

Abstract

Serum leptin concentrations are correlated with the percentage of body fat, suggesting that most obese persons are insensitive to endogenous leptin production.

Keywords

LeptinEndocrinologyMedicineInternal medicineObesityHormoneGeneBody weightBiologyGenetics

MeSH Terms

AdipocytesAdipose TissueAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleGene ExpressionHumansLeptinMaleObesityProteinsRNAMessengerRadioimmunoassayReference ValuesRegression AnalysisWeight Loss

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 334
Issue: 5
Pages: 292-295
Citations: 6292
Access: Closed

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                                    Robert V. Considine, 
                                
                                    Madhur K. Sinha, 
                                
                                    Mark L. Heiman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 334
                            (5)
                            , 292-295.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199602013340503
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199602013340503
PMID: 8532024

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