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Lack of association between adiponectin levels and atherosclerosis in mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jun 2010
Nawrocki Andrea R, Hofmann Susanna M, Teupser Daniel, Basford Joshua E, Durand Jorge L, Jelicks Linda A, Woo Connie W, Kuriakose George, Factor Stephen M, Tanowitz Herbert B, Hui David Y, Tabas Ira, Scherer Philipp E
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OBJECTIVE: Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived, secreted protein that is implicated in protection against a cluster of related metabolic disorders. Mice lacking adiponectin display impaired hepatic insulin sensitivity and respond only partially to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists. Adiponectin has been associated with antiinflammatory and antiatherogenic properties; however, the direct...
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