The Relationship Between Adiponectin Serum Level and Coronary Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Adiponectin is an adipocytokine that has a higher serum level in healthy people. In type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, MI, and dyslipidemia, the serum level of adiponectin is lower than 4 µg/mL. Adiponectin is proved to have a protective role against atherosclerotic changes where it...

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Main Authors: Zahra Mazloum Khorasani, Saeed Choobkar, Ramin Khameneh Bagheri, Mina AkbariRad, Abdollah Firoozi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-03-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/8626