Effect of Weight Reduction Following Bariatric Surgery on Serum Visfatin and Adiponectin Levels in Morbidly Obese Subjects

Effect of Weight Reduction Following Bariatric Surgery on Serum Visfatin and Adiponectin Levels in Morbidly Obese Subjects

Objective: Adipokines are signaling and mediator proteins secreted from adipose tissue. A novel adipokine, visfatin, was reported as a protein which was mainly expressed in visceral adipose tissue. Controversial results have been shown regarding the changes of adipokines following weight reduction....

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Main Authors: Mohammad Javad Hosseinzadeh-Attar, Atefeh Golpaie, Leila Janani, Hoda Derakhshanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-04-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Visfatin
Morbid obesity
Bariatric surgery
Weight loss
Adiponectin
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351162

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