Serum Leptin Level in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Correlation with Adiposity, Insulin, and Circulating Testosterone

BACKGROUND: Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone encoded by ‘ob’ gene, serves as a link relaying metabolic signals to the neuronal networks in the brain to modulate hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis. Circulating leptin correlates strongly with obesity, which is frequently associated with polycystic...

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Autor principal: Chakrabarti, J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23919188
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.113660

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23919188
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.113660

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