Effect of Weight Reduction Following Bariatric Surgery on Serum Visfatin and Adiponectin Levels in Morbidly Obese Subjects
Objective: Adipokines are signaling and mediator proteins secreted from adipose tissue. A novel adipokine, visfatin, was reported as a protein which was mainly expressed in visceral adipose tissue. Controversial results have been shown regarding the changes of adipokines following weight reduction....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Obesity Facts |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351162 |