Gender Differences in Ghrelin Association with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Arab Population

Ghrelin is a stomach produced hormone that has been shown to have protective role against development of CVD which is a leading cause of death in the Arab world. The objective of this study is to examine the gender difference in association between traditional CVD risk factors and plasma ghrelin amo...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Abu-Farha, Mohammed Dehbi, Fiona Noronha, Ali Tiss, Monira Alarouj, Kazem Behbehani, Abdullah Bennakhi, Naser Elkum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/730472