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Serum Leptin Concentration is Associated with Incident Frailty in Older Adults

Obesity has been associated with higher risk of frailty in older adults, but the pathophysiological mechanisms are unclear. No previous study has examined the association between leptin, an adipokine, and the risk of frailty in older adults, and whether this association could be explained by insulin...

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Autores principales: Lana, Alberto, Valdés-Bécares, Ana, Buño, Antonio, Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando, Lopez-Garcia, Esther
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JKL International LLC 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28400989
http://dx.doi.org/10.14336/AD.2016.0819