Hormonal regulation of human adipocytes at the cross-roads between obesity and hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 839-841

  Tikhonoff, Valérie ^a   Staessen, Jan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENERGY BALANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0036563101     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200205000-00014     Document Type: Short Survey

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