Role of Galectin-3 in Obesity and Impaired Glucose Homeostasis

Galectin-3 is an important modulator of several biological functions. It has been implicated in numerous disease conditions, particularly in the long-term complications of diabetes because of its ability to bind the advanced glycation/lipoxidation end products that accumulate in target organs and ex...

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Main Authors: Stefano Menini, Carla Iacobini, Claudia Blasetti Fantauzzi, Carlo M. Pesce, Giuseppe Pugliese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9618092

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