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Serum retinol binding protein 4 is associated with visceral fat in human with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease without known diabetes: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: High serum Retinol Binding Protein 4 (RBP4) levels were associated with insulin-resistant states in humans. To determine which fat compartments are associated with elevated RBP4 levels in humans, we measured serum RBP4 and hepatic fat content (HFC), visceral (VFA) and subcutaneous abdomi...

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Autores principales: Chang, Xinxia, Yan, Hongmei, Bian, Hua, Xia, Mingfeng, Zhang, Linshan, Gao, Jian, Gao, Xin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4419494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25890223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12944-015-0033-2