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Lipocalin-2 deficiency impairs thermogenesis and potentiates diet-induced insulin resistance in mice.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 2010
Guo Hong, Jin Daozhong, Zhang Yuanyuan, Wright Wendy, Bazuine Merlijn, Brockman David A, Bernlohr David A, Chen Xiaoli
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Lipocalin (LCN) 2 belongs to the lipocalin subfamily of low-molecular mass-secreted proteins that bind small hydrophobic molecules. LCN2 has been recently characterized as an adipose-derived cytokine, and its expression is upregulated in adipose tissue in genetically obese rodents. The...
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