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Adiponectin but not resistin is associated with insulin resistance-related phenotypes in baboons.
Obesity research - 1 May 2004
Tejero M Elizabeth, Freeland-Graves Jeanne H, Proffitt J Michael, Peebles Kyle W, Cai Guowen, Cole Shelley A, Comuzzie Anthony G
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OBJECTIVE: The hormones adiponectin and resistin have been associated with insulin resistance. This paper analyzed the potential relationship between adiponectin and resistin and insulin resistance-related phenotypes in baboons. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: One hundred eight adult baboons (84 female and 24 male) were studied. Weight was measured, and a blood sample was collected under fasting conditions for...
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