Study of Blood Leptin Levels before and After Treatment with Metformin in Diabetes Type Ii Patients

Introduction: Leptin is a fat tissue hormone that has 176 amino acids with a molecular weight of 16 KD . Leptin has effects on the hypothalamus and peripheral tissues resulting in decreased food absorption and increased energy consumption that finally reduces the body weight and BMI. The aim of this...

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Main Authors: R Didehdar, M Afkhami - Ardekani, J Mohiti
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2005-04-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd
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Online Access:http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=1344&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1