Age-related changes in sex hormones affect the sex difference in serum leptin independently of changes in body fat.

Baumgartner, R N

Age-related changes in sex hormones affect the sex difference in serum leptin independently of changes in body fat. [electronic resource] - Metabolism: clinical and experimental Mar 1999 - 378-84 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

0026-0495

10.1016/s0026-0495(99)90089-6 doi


Adipose Tissue--physiology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging--blood
Body Composition--physiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gonadal Steroid Hormones--blood
Humans
Leptin
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
New Mexico
Proteins--metabolism
Sex Factors