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TNF-α Involvement in Insulin Resistance Induced by Experimental Scorpion Envenomation

BACKGROUND: Scorpion venom induces systemic inflammation characterized by an increase in cytokine release and chemokine production. There have been few experimental studies assessing the effects of scorpion venom on adipose tissue function in vivo. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To study the adipos...

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Autores principales: Ait-Lounis, Aouatef, Laraba-Djebari, Fatima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3398957/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22816003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001740