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Role of metabolically active hormones in the insulin resistance associated with short-term glucocorticoid treatment
BACKGROUND: The mechanisms by which glucocorticoid therapy promotes obesity and insulin resistance are incompletely characterized. Modulations of the metabolically active hormones, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), ghrelin, leptin and adiponectin are all implicated in the development of thes...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1578582/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16965635 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-5751-5-14 |