RELATIONS BETWEEN OBESITY AND RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY: REGULATION OF BONE METABOLISM BY LEPTIN.
Recently, the bone tissue is now recognized as the protagonist in the complex control mechanism energy because their hormone interactions with the adipose tissue. Leptin is an adipokine and its production is proportional to the amount of adipose tissue. Although leptin is associated with obesity, an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Nephrology
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Kidney Research and Clinical Practice |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212003798 |