Cerebrospinal fluid leptin levels: Relationship to plasma levels and to adiposity in humans

Schwartz, Michael W., Peskind, Elaine, Raskind, Murray, Boyko, Edward J., Porte, Daniel·1996·Nature Medicine

DOI 10.1038/nm0596-589

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