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Direct role of adiponectin and adiponectin receptors in endometrial cancer: in vitro and ex vivo studies in humans.
Molecular cancer therapeutics - 1 Dec 2011
Moon Hyun-Seuk, Chamberland John P, Aronis Konstantinos, Tseleni-Balafouta Sofia, Mantzoros Christos S
Abstract excerpt
Low adiponectin levels are an independent risk factor for and mediate the effect of obesity on endometrial cancer in epidemiology studies. The direct or indirect mechanisms underlying these findings remain to be elucidated. We first examined the expression of adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) and...
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