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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Main Authors: R.A. Souza, C.M.R. Alves, C.S.V. de Oliveira, A.F. Reis, A.C. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2017-11-01
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