Association of Leptin with Total and Free Testosterone: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

INTRODUCTION: Obese men can have testosterone deficiency (TD) but the etiology is uncertain. Leptin is a 16-kDa protein produced primarily by adipose tissue and, therefore, is positively associated with the amount of body fat and can affect testosterone (T) production. We hypothesized that increased...

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Autores principales: Lima, Thiago Fernandes Negris, Nackeeran, Sirpi, Rakitina, Evgeniya, Lima, Gustavo Fernandes Negris, Arora, Himanshu, Kargi, Atil Y., Ramasamy, Ranjith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7654971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33179018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/andro.2020.0007

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7654971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33179018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/andro.2020.0007

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