Serum retinol-binding protein 4 as a marker for cardiovascular disease in women.

Elevated serum level of retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) has been associated with obesity-related co-morbidities including insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension.The present study examined the relationship between serum level of RBP4 and various risk factors related to cardiovascular dise...

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Main Authors: Khalid M Alkharfy, Nasser M Al-Daghri, Paul M Vanhoutte, Soundararajan Krishnaswamy, Aimin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485358?pdf=render