## Abstract We compared serum leptin and satiety measures in 18 Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with unintended weight loss (WL) and 18 PD patients whose weight was stable (WS). Mean serum leptin concentrations tended to be lower in WL than WS patients, but this did not reach statistical signific
Leptin and ghrelin concentrations and weight loss in Parkinson’s disease
✍ Scribed by U. Fiszer; M. Michałowska; B. Baranowska; E. Wolińska-Witort; W. Jeske; M. Jethon; M. Piaścik-Gromada; E. Marcinowska-Suchowierska
- Book ID
- 109338952
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 288 KB
- Volume
- 121
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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