Obesity and Breast Cancer: The Roles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
Breast cancer is the most prominent cancer among females in the United States. There are a number of risk factors associated with development of breast cancer, including consumption of a high-fat diet and obesity. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is a cytokine upregulated in obesity whose e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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Series: | PPAR Research |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/345320 |