Decrease in leptin production by the adipose tissue in obesity associated with severe metabolic syndrome.

Paz-Filho, Gilberto Jorge da

Decrease in leptin production by the adipose tissue in obesity associated with severe metabolic syndrome. [electronic resource] - Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia Dec 2009 - 1088-95 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1677-9487

10.1590/s0004-27302009000900005 doi


Adipose Tissue--metabolism
Adult
Body Mass Index
Body Weight--physiology
Energy Metabolism--physiology
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Humans
Leptin--biosynthesis
Male
Metabolic Syndrome--diagnosis
Obesity--metabolism
Risk Factors
Waist Circumference--physiology