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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Main Authors: Nazish Rafique, Rabia Latif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2015-03-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.157