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Differential dimerization and association among resistin family proteins with implications for functional specificity.
The Journal of endocrinology - 1 Nov 2002
Chen J, Wang L, Boeg Y S, Xia B, Wang J
Abstract excerpt
Secreted by white adipose tissue as a hormone, resistin was identified as a possible link between obesity and insulin resistance. High circulating resistin levels were observed to correlate with obesity. Administration of resistin lowered the glucose tolerance threshold and impaired insulin activity; whereas anti-resistin antibodies had the opposite effects. However, contradictory data were subsequently reported...
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