T Ronti, G Lupattelli, E Mannarino - CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY- …, 2006 - medscape.com Adipose tissue secretes bioactive peptides, termed 'adipokines', which act locally and distally
through autocrine, paracrine and endocrine effects. In obesity, increased production of most
adipokines impacts on multiple functions such as appetite and energy balance, immunity, ... Cited by 198 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
Y Okamoto, S Kihara, T Funahashi, Y Matsuzawa, P … - Clinical Science, 2006 - submit.clinsci.org Abbreviations: ACEI, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor; ACS, acute coronary
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- ►onlinejacc.org SH Han, MJ Quon, J Kim, KK Koh - Journal of the American College of …, 2007 - Elsevier Adiponectin is a protein secreted specifically by adipose cells that may couple regulation of insulin
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- ►darkmay.cz [PDF] SA Ritchie, JMC Connell - Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2007 - Elsevier The prevalence of metabolic syndrome has increased dramatically in recent years, and the cluster
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KSL Lam, A Xu - Current Diabetes Reports, 2005 - Springer Introduction Obesity, especially central obesity, has been shown to predict cardiovascular morbidity
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