Lean, nondiabetic Asian Indians have decreased insulin sensitivity and insulin clearance, and raised leptin compared to Caucasians and Chinese subjects
- 24 June 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International Journal of Obesity
- Vol. 27 (7), 784-789
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0802307
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