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Gender-specific change in leptin concentrations during long-term CPAP therapy

PURPOSE: Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) alleviates sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), but part of OSAS patients keep gaining weight. Leptin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) interact with energy balance, and CPAP therapy has been suggested...

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Autores principales: Aro, Miia, Anttalainen, Ulla, Kurki, Samu, Irjala, Kerttu, Polo, Olli, Saaresranta, Tarja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7128000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31055727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11325-019-01846-y