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Gender differences in plasma leptin concentrations

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    Peter J. Havel, Sidaka Kasim-karakas, Gloria R. Dubuc, Wendy Muller & Stephen D. Phinney

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Havel, P., Kasim-karakas, S., Dubuc, G. et al. Gender differences in plasma leptin concentrations. Nat Med 2, 949–950 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0996-949b

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