Identification of adipokine clusters related to parameters of fat mass, insulin sensitivity and inflammation.

In obesity, elevated fat mass and ectopic fat accumulation are associated with changes in adipokine secretion, which may link obesity to inflammation and the development of insulin resistance. However, relationships among individual adipokines and between adipokines and parameters of obesity, glucos...

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Main Authors: Gesine Flehmig, Markus Scholz, Nora Klöting, Mathias Fasshauer, Anke Tönjes, Michael Stumvoll, Byung-Soo Youn, Matthias Blüher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4072672?pdf=render