PE Scherer - Diabetes, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc Adipose tissue, when carried around in excessive amounts, predisposes to a large number of
diseases. Epidemiological data show that the prevalence of obesity has significantly increased
over the past 20 years and continues to do so at an alarming rate. Here, some molecular ... Cited by 177 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
- ►nih.gov JY Kim, E van de Wall, M Laplante, A … - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Clin Investig 1 Department of Cell Biology and 2 Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, New York, New York, USA. 3 Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Laval University
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Y Wang, KSL Lam, L Chan, KW Chan, JBB Lam, … - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB Adiponectin is a multifunctional adipokine that circulates as several oligomeric complexes in
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