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Metabolic syndrome: is equine disease comparable to what we know in humans?

This review summarizes similarities and differences between the metabolic syndromes in humans and equines, concerning the anatomy, symptoms, and pathophysiological mechanisms. In particular, it discusses the structure and distribution of adipose tissue and its specific metabolic pathways. Furthermor...

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Autores principales: Ertelt, Antonia, Barton, Ann-Kristin, Schmitz, Robert R, Gehlen, Heidrun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4068110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24894908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EC-14-0038
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author Ertelt, Antonia
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description This review summarizes similarities and differences between the metabolic syndromes in humans and equines, concerning the anatomy, symptoms, and pathophysiological mechanisms. In particular, it discusses the structure and distribution of adipose tissue and its specific metabolic pathways. Furthermore, this article provides insights and focuses on issues concerning laminitis in horses and cardiovascular diseases in humans, as well as their overlap.
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spelling pubmed-40681102014-07-18 Metabolic syndrome: is equine disease comparable to what we know in humans? Ertelt, Antonia Barton, Ann-Kristin Schmitz, Robert R Gehlen, Heidrun Endocr Connect Review This review summarizes similarities and differences between the metabolic syndromes in humans and equines, concerning the anatomy, symptoms, and pathophysiological mechanisms. In particular, it discusses the structure and distribution of adipose tissue and its specific metabolic pathways. Furthermore, this article provides insights and focuses on issues concerning laminitis in horses and cardiovascular diseases in humans, as well as their overlap. Bioscientifica Ltd 2014-06-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4068110/ /pubmed/24894908 http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EC-14-0038 Text en © 2014 The authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_GB This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_GB)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4068110/
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