Apelin : a cardioprotective adipocytokine
The epidemic of obesity has led to increased interest in its role in the pathogenesis of cardiometabolic disease. Adipose tissue, formerly regarded as purely an energy storage site, is now regarded as an important endocrine organ. It produces various peptide hormones, including the adipocytokines wh...
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University College London (University of London)
2007
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.686686 |