Effects of smoking cessation on serum leptin and adiponectin levels

Background Evidence on the association of leptin and adiponectin and smoking is limited and discordant. Leptin and adiponectin represent the most abundant adipokines in human plasma that play crucial roles in the pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis and insulin resistance. Leptin u...

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Main Authors: Maria Kryfti, Katerina Dimakou, Michail Toumbis, Zoe Daniil, Chryssi Hatzoglou, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Effects-of-smoking-cessation-on-serum-leptin-and-adiponectin-levels,67188,0,2.html