Differential circulating concentrations of adipokines, glucagon and adropin in a clinical population of lean, overweight and diabetic cats

Abstract Background Dyslipidemia, dysregulated adipokine secretion and alteration in glucagon and adropin concentrations are important obesity-related factors in the pathophysiology of human Type 2 diabetes; however, their roles in the pathophysiology of feline diabetes mellitus are relatively unkno...

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Main Authors: Rizaldy C. Zapata, Melissa D. Meachem, Natalia Cavalca Cardoso, Susan O. Mehain, Chantal J. McMillan, Elisabeth R. Snead, Prasanth K. Chelikani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1011-x