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Relationship between serum leptin and insulin resistance among obese Nigerian women
BACKGROUND: Leptin is a hormone produced directly from adipocytes and has been associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) which is characterized by insulin resistance (IR). Due to the increasing prevalence of obesity in sub-Saharan Africa, serum leptin can be explored as a predictive risk facto...
Autores principales: | Osegbe, Ifeyinwa, Okpara, Henry, Azinge, Elaine |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452686/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26857932 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1596-3519.158524 |
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