Influence of obesity on the serum concentration of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) in young adults
ABSTRACT Introduction: Obesity is a chronic low-grade inflammation, in which macrophages play an important role in the maintenance of inflammation by producing pre-inflammatory and inflammatory substances such as retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4), which acts as a trigger for adipose tissue inflammat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/jbpml/v53n2/1676-2444-jbpml-53-02-0081.pdf |