ZAG, a lipid mobilizing adipokine, is downregulated in human obesity

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-66

  Marrades, M P ^a   Martinez J A ^a   Moreno Aliaga, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Diet induced obesity; ZAG

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; LEPTIN; ZINC ALPHA2 GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG TARGETING; FAT INTAKE; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 47349116896     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168235     Document Type: Article

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