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Adiponectin is associated with cardiovascular disease in male renal transplant recipients: baseline results from the LANDMARK 2 study

BACKGROUND: Adiponectin is a major adipocyte-derived protein with insulin-sensitizing, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties. Adiponectin levels correlate inversely with renal function and higher levels are predictive of lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with normal renal fu...

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Autores principales: Kaisar, Mohd O, Armstrong, Kirsty, Hawley, Carmel, Campbell, Scott, Mudge, David, Johnson, David W, Prins, John B, Isbel, Nicole M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19821969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-10-29