Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus

INTRODUCTION: The role of leptin has been more clear in the endocrinology area after the discovery of its secretion from the adipose tissue. The aim of the study is to investigate the leptin levels in obese women in whom type 2 diabetes mellitus were present or absent.

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Main Authors: Mehmet Akif Buyukbese, Ali Cetinkaya, Ramazan Kocabas, Aytekin Guven, Mehmet Tarakcioglu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350400008828
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author Mehmet Akif Buyukbese
Ali Cetinkaya
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Aytekin Guven
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spelling doaj-art-ef69fdea6cc04787b5daef5e7964de682025-02-03T07:25:38ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612004-01-01135-632132510.1080/09629350400008828Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitusMehmet Akif Buyukbese0Ali Cetinkaya1Ramazan Kocabas2Aytekin Guven3Mehmet Tarakcioglu4Department of Internal Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras 46050, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras 46050, TurkeyDepartment of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, TurkeyDepartment of Cardiology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras 46050, TurkeyDepartment of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, TurkeyINTRODUCTION: The role of leptin has been more clear in the endocrinology area after the discovery of its secretion from the adipose tissue. The aim of the study is to investigate the leptin levels in obese women in whom type 2 diabetes mellitus were present or absent.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350400008828LeptinType 2 diabetes mellitusObesityWomen.
spellingShingle Mehmet Akif Buyukbese
Ali Cetinkaya
Ramazan Kocabas
Aytekin Guven
Mehmet Tarakcioglu
Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus
Mediators of Inflammation
Leptin
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Obesity
Women.
title Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_full Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_fullStr Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_full_unstemmed Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_short Leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_sort leptin levels in obese women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus
topic Leptin
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Obesity
Women.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350400008828
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