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Adiponectin, diabetes and ischemic heart failure: a challenging relationship
BACKGROUND: Several peptides, named adipokines, are produced by the adipose tissue. Among those, adiponectin (AD) is the most abundant. AD promotes peripheral insulin sensitivity, inhibits liver gluconeogenesis and displays anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. Lower levels of AD are re...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558365/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23249664 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-11-151 |