The Clinical Implications of Blood Adiponectin in Cardiometabolic Disorders

The Clinical Implications of Blood Adiponectin in Cardiometabolic Disorders

Adipose tissue is now accepted by the scientific and medical community to be a genuine endocrine organ, in addition to its classical role as an energy store. Adiponectin is one of the many adipocytokines that are secreted almost exclusively by adipose tissue. Alteration in blood adiponectin concentr...

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Main Authors: Lin-Chau Chang, Kuo-Chin Huang, Yen-Wen Wu, Hsien-Li Kao, Chi-Ling Chen, Ling-Ping Lai, Juey-Jen Hwang, Wei-Shiung Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
adiponectin
arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation
cerebrovascular disease
coronary artery disease
diabetes
dyslipidemia
heart failure
hypertension
metabolic syndrome
obesity
peripheral vascular diseases
stroke
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609600796

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