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Child-Pugh classification dependent alterations in serum leptin levels among cirrhotic patients: a case controlled study

BACKGROUND: As anorexia and hypermetabolism are common in cirrhosis, leptin levels may be increased in this disease. In this study, we investigated the relation between the severity of disease and serum leptin levels in post-hepatitis cirrhosis and the role of body composition, gender and viral aeti...

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Autores principales: Bolukbas, Fusun F, Bolukbas, Cengiz, Horoz, Mehmet, Gumus, Mahmut, Erdogan, Mehmet, Zeyrek, Fadile, Yayla, Ali, Ovunc, Oya
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC522814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15387890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-4-23