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The role of leptin in selected skin diseases
Leptin is an adipokine, adipocyte-derived compound, which acts both as a hormone and cytokine. It is mainly synthesized by adipocytes of white adipose tissue. Leptin possesses pleiotropic functions including, among others, stimulation of angiogenesis and production of proinflammatory cytokines. The...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33008429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12944-020-01391-8 |