Adipokines and insulin resistance

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 741-751

  Rabe, Katja ^a   Lehrke, Michael ^a   Parhofer, Klaus G ^a   Broedl, Uli C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; CHEMERIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; OMENTIN; RESISTIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASPIN; VISFATIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID METABOLISM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOKINES; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEPTIN; NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; RESISTIN; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS, PLASMA;

EID: 55749105417     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2119/2008-00058.Rabe     Document Type: Review

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