The Role of Vaspin in the Development of Metabolic and Glucose Tolerance Disorders and Atherosclerosis

In recent years, most research efforts have been focused on studying insulin-sensitizing adipokines. One of the most recently discovered adipokines is vaspin, a visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor. Vaspin levels have been found significantly increased in mice with obesity and i...

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Main Authors: Rumyana Dimova, Tsvetalina Tankova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/823481