Metabolic disturbances in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
The metabolic disturbances in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) include insulin resistance and elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and vascular adhesion molecules, as well as an elevation of hormones derived from the adipose tissue as leptin. These phenomena might, in...
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| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2007-12-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/16/106/196 |