Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in obese children and adolescents

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between circulating endothelial progenitor cell count and endothelial activation in a pediatric population with obesity. Methods: Observational and transversal study, including 120 children and adolescents with primary obesity of both sexes...

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Main Authors: António Pires, Paula Martins, Artur Paiva, Ana Margarida Pereira, Margarida Marques, Eduardo Castela, Cristina Sena, Raquel Seiça
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553615001391