Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus

Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus

INTRODUCTION: The role of leptin has been more clear in the endocrinology area after the discovery of its secretion from the adipose tissue. The aim of the study is to investigate the leptin levels in obese women in whom type 2 diabetes mellitus were present or absent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mehmet Akif Buyukbese, Ali Cetinkaya, Ramazan Kocabas, Aytekin Guven, Mehmet Tarakcioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Subjects:
Leptin
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Obesity
Women.
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350400008828

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