Adipokines and stroke: A review of the literature

Maturitas

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-327

  Savopoulos, C ^a,d   Michalakis, K ^b   Apostolopoulou, M ^b   Miras, A ^c   Hatzitolios, A ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adipokines; Adiponectin; Leptin; Obesity; Resistin; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; ANDROGEN; CATECHOLAMINE; CYCLIC AMP; INTERLEUKIN 1; LEPTIN; LIOTHYRONINE; NITRIC OXIDE; RESISTIN; SEX HORMONE; THYROXINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIPID STORAGE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROKE;

ADIPOKINES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 80755153587     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.09.002     Document Type: Review

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