Genetic and epidemiological studies on the role of adiponectin and PTP1B in the metabolic syndrome
Abstract The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of components predisposing to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Abdominal obesity and insulin resistance seem to be central in the metabolic syndrome, although no unifying pathophysiological mechanism is available. The aim of this thesis was...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2010
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514261855 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789514261855 |