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High Adiponectin Concentrations Are Associated with the Metabolically Healthy Obese Phenotype
Author(s) -
Carlos A. AguilarSalinas,
Eduardo García García,
Lorena Robles,
Daniela Riaño,
Doris Georgina Ruiz-Gómez,
Ana Cristina García-Ulloa,
Marco A. Melgarejo,
Margarita Zamora,
Luz Elizabeth Guillén-Pineda,
Roopa Mehta,
Samuel CanizalesQuinteros,
Ma Teresa Tusie Luna,
Francisco J. GómezPérez
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-2724
Subject(s) - adiponectin , medicine , endocrinology , odds ratio , body mass index , confidence interval , obesity , adipose tissue , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , insulin resistance
In the ob/ob mice, keeping adiponectin concentrations in the physiological range (through overexpression of this gene in the adipose tissue) results in expansion of fat mass and protection against metabolic co-morbidities.

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