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Thermogenic Response to Fasting and Exercise in Different Aged Rats
Ae Jung Kwak, Kwang Hae Choi, Yong Hun Park, Yong Woon Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(10):1100-1105.   Published online October 15, 2004
Purpose : Recently, there has been a marked increase in childhood obesity, and that has aroused social concern. Obesity increases several metabolic disease such as hypertension, diabetes, fatty liver, heart disease and the mortality rate. Complications of obesity are more closely related with the accumulation of visceral fat. Therefore, fundamental treatment of obesity Should be the reduction of body fat....
Serum Leptin Levels in Children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus
Eun Sil Lee, Han Ku Moon, Yong Hoon Park, Yong Woon Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(4):550-555.   Published online April 15, 2000
Purpose : Leptin is a highly hydrophobic 16-kDa protein encoded by the ob gene which is expre- ssed in adipocytes and participates in the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure. The aims of the present study were to examine the comparison of leptin levels between type I diabetes mellitus(DM) patients who received exogenous insulin therapy and healthy children, and...