Ciliary neurotrophic factor is increased in the plasma of patients with obesity and its levels correlate with diabetes and inflammation indices
Abstract To establish whether obesity involves activation of endogenous ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) signalling, we evaluated its plasma levels in patients with obesity and correlated its values with the major clinical and haematological indices of obesity, insulin resistance and systemic infl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11942-x |