Circulating E-selectin levels and insulin resistance are associated with early stages of atherosclerosis in nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma
Objective To evaluate circulating E-selectin levels in patients with nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFA) in relation to insulin resistance and early atherosclerosis.Subjects and methods A total of 40 patients with NFA (mean [SD] age: 55.6 [10.7] years; 70% were females) and 35 controls (mean [...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Series: | Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972015000400310&lng=en&tlng=en |