- ►endojournals.org EE Kershaw, JS Flier - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2004 - Endocrine Soc Adipose tissue is a complex, essential, and highly active metabolic and
endocrine organ. Besides adipocytes, adipose tissue contains connective tissue
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T Ronti, G Lupattelli, E Mannarino - CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY-OXFORD-, 2006 - medscape.com Adipose tissue secretes bioactive peptides, termed 'adipokines', which act
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- ►alfediam.org [PDF] M Guerre-Millo - Diabetes and Metabolism, 2004 - Elsevier It is now recognized that the white adipose tissue (WAT) produces a variety of
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C De Alvaro, T Teruel, R Hernandez, M … - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 - ASBMB Insulin stimulation produced a reliable 3-fold increase in glucose uptake in
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compounds and a peroxisome proliferator activator receptor- (PPAR- ) agonist,
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R Vettor, G Milan, M Rossato, G Federspil - Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Supplement, 2005 - pt.wkhealth.com Insulin resistance has been implicated as one possible factor that links
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SC Souza, HJ Palmer, YH Kang, MT Yamamoto, … - Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2003 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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- ►andreamosca.it [PDF] B Mlinar, J Marc, A Janež, M Pfeifer - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2007 - Elsevier Insulin resistance is a state in which higher than normal concentrations of
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