A STUDY OF LEPTIN & LIPID PROFILE IN A SAMPLE OF IRAQI PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS.
Background: New data suggests that joint damage in Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) may be caused by systemic factors like adipose tissue products; Adipokines, which may provide a metabolic link between obesity & KOA. Recently, one of the known adipokines named LEPTIN has been linked to KOA because it...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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College of Medicine University of Baghdad
2008-10-01
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| Series: | مجلة كلية الطب |
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| Online Access: | http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1260 |