The New Kid on the Block: The Mechanisms of Action of Hyperleptinemia in Coronary Artery Disease and Atherosclerosis

Leptin is an adipocytokine that consists of 167 amino acids. It functions as a regulator of hunger and energy expenditure. Leptin loses its ability to carry out its physiological function at high serum levels, and many studies have associated this loss of function with the development of coronary ar...

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Autores principales: Hernandez, Vernicia, Kaur, Kavaljeet, ElSharief, Mohamed W, Al Hajaj, Sari W, Ebrahim, Ahmed M, Razack, Mirash, Dragas, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8216571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178553
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15766

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8216571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178553
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15766

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