Short-term lifestyle intervention significantly increases fasting adiponectin and induces a decline in serum adiponectin during oral glucose tolerance test, without changes in insulin resistance
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is associated with insulin resistance (IR) and low concentrations of adiponectin, an adipocytokine that improves insulin sensitivity and has anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties. An increase in circulating adiponectin may, therefore, have beneficial effe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2006-09-01
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| Series: | Archives of Medical Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=6750&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXT |