BOLUKBAS F., BOLUKBAS C., HOROZ M., Gumus M. , ERDOGAN M. S. , ZEYREK F., et al.
BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.4, 2004 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Background: As anorexia and hypermetabolism are common in cirrhosis, leptin levels may be increased in this disease. In this study, we investigated the relation between the severity of disease and serum leptin levels in post-hepatitis cirrhosis and the role of body composition, gender and viral aetiology of cirrhosis in this association.