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Serum Leptin and Risk of Cognitive Decline in Elderly Italians

BACKGROUND: US studies suggest that leptin, a fat-derived hormone, may be protective against the development of dementia. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the complex relationship between leptin levels and cognitive decline in elderly Italians. METHODS: We studied circulating fasting leptin levels in 809 e...

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Autores principales: Littlejohns, Thomas J., Kos, Katarina, Henley, William E., Cherubini, Antonio, Ferrucci, Luigi, Lang, Iain A., Langa, Kenneth M., Melzer, David, Llewellyn, David J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5873309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25502764
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-141836