Adiponectin promotes adipocyte differentiation, insulin sensitivity, and lipid accumulation
Adiponectin is secreted from adipocytes, and low circulating levels have been epidemiologically associated with obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. To investigate whether adiponectin could exert autocrine effects in adipocytes, we expressed the adiponectin gene...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2005-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520329874 |