Autoadjusting-CPAP effect on serum Leptin concentrations in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea patients

BACKGROUND: Leptin is an hormone that regulates body weight. Studies have shown increasing leptin concentrations according to body mass index (BMI) and intermittent hypoxia. Our aim is to evaluate the basal leptin levels in OSA patients and its possible relation to OSA severity, independently of con...

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Autores principales: Drummond, Marta, Winck, João C, Guimarães, João T, Santos, Ana C, Almeida, João, Marques, José A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2567288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18828917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-8-21

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2567288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18828917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-8-21

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