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Serum level of adiponectin correlated with gender and genotype in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 May 2009
Meng Qing-Hua, Duan Zhong-Hui, Lin Zun-Hui, Yu Hong-Wei, Li Juan, Liu Ya
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Adiponectin is well recognized as plasma physiologically active polypeptide hormone exclusively derived from human and animal mature adipocytes, with vigorous property in antidiabetic, antiobesity, antiatherogenic, and anti-inflammatory processes. In this study, we investigated the correlation between serum adiponectin level and clinical and pathological parameters in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). The...
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