The role of leptin in endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease
Objective: Obesity has become the leading cause of mortality worldwide; however, the fundamental pathophysiology underlying this association remains unclear. The discovery of adipokines, i.e., cytokines produced by adipose cells (adipocytes), revealed that adipose tissue is a highly endocrine organ...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin
2013
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-79823 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-703-5 |