Beyond Fat Mass: Exploring the Role of Adipokines in Rheumatic Diseases
The cloning of leptin in 1994 by Zhang et al. introduced a novel concept about white adipose tissue (WAT) as a very dynamic organ that releases a plethora of immune and inflammatory mediators, such as adipokines and cytokines, which are involved in multiple diseases. Actually, adipokines exert poten...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2011/290142 |
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