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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...

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Publié dans:Ann Afr Med
Auteurs principaux: Osegbe, Ifeyinwa, Okpara, Henry, Azinge, Elaine
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452686/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26857932
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1596-3519.158524
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