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Serum adiponectin is positively associated with lung function in young adults, independent of obesity: The CARDIA study

RATIONALE: Adipose tissue produces adiponectin, an anti-inflammatory protein. Adiponectin deficiency in mice is associated with abnormal post-natal alveolar development. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that lower serum adiponectin concentrations are associated with lower lung function in humans, independ...

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Autores principales: Thyagarajan, Bharat, Jacobs, David R, Smith, Lewis J, Kalhan, Ravi, Gross, Myron D, Sood, Akshay
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21143922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-176