Serum kisspeptin levels in normal and overweight Saudi females and its relation with anthropometric indices
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Animal studies suggest that undernutrition and low body weight are associated with low kisspeptin expression and vice versa. This led us to hypothesize that obese and overweight individuals might have significant differences in kisspeptin levels compared with normal-weight...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2015-03-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.157 |