Adipose tissue, inflammation and cardiovascular disease Tecido adiposo, inflamação e doença cardiovascular
Obesity has become a very frequent condition with important consequences for the health of affected individuals. Current evidence shows that the excess of adipose tissue as observed in obesity is responsible for secreting inflammatory mediators in a deregulated manner, thus inducing a chronic state...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302010000100026 |