Circulating levels of adiponectin and extent of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography
Adiponectin (APN), an adipose tissue-released adipokine with demonstrated anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties, is encoded by a gene whose polymorphisms are associated with presence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Serum APN levels are inversely related with presence and complexity of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000200604&lng=en&tlng=en |