Association between the expression of vascular endothelial growth factors and metabolic syndrome or its components: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Several studies have linked vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) with metabolic syndrome or its components. However, there has been no systematic appraisal of the findings of these studies to date. The current systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to explore th...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ishraq Zafar, Kerry Mills, Xiaofeng Ye, Brette Blakely, Jie Min, Wen Kong, Nan Zhang, Luoning Gou, Anita Regmi, Sheng Qing Hu, Juan Zheng, Lu-Lu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-018-0363-0