Elucidating the effect of sex on the metabolic and vascular perturbations induced by the absence of adiponectin
Adiponectin is an abundant hormone secreted by adipocytes that exhibits anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties. However, in obesity, as adipocytes enlarge, adiponectin secretion declines. A sex dimorphism is observed in adiponectin levels with women having higher levels tha...
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31788 |