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Serum levels of vaspin, obestatin, and apelin-36 in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Apr 2011
Aktas Bilge, Yilmaz Yusuf, Eren Fatih, Yonal Oya, Kurt Ramazan, Alahdab Yesim Ozen, Celikel Cigdem Ataizi, Ozdogan Osman, Imeryuz Nese, Kalayci Cem, Avsar Erol
Abstract excerpt
The novel adipokines vaspin, obestatin, and apelin-36 are associated with insulin resistance and the components of the metabolic syndrome. We assayed circulating levels of these molecules and examined their association with clinical, biochemical, and histologic phenotypes in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Serum levels of vaspin, obestatin, and apelin-36 were assayed by enzyme-linked...
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