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The role of adipokines in ischemic stroke risk stratification.
International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society - 1 Jun 2016
Bouziana Styliani, Tziomalos Konstantinos, Goulas Antonios, Ηatzitolios Apostolos Ι
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BACKGROUND: Adiponectin, leptin, and resistin are the most well-studied adipokines and play important roles in the regulation of glucose metabolism, subclinical inflammation, and cardiovascular homeostasis. Accordingly, measurement of adipokine levels might be useful in cardiovascular risk stratification. Moreover, the study of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of genes that encode these adipokines might also...
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