Circulating leptin, resistin, adiponectin, visfatin, adipsin and ghrelin levels and insulin resistance in postmenopausal women with and without the metabolic syndrome.

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Abstract

To measure serum levels of adipsin, leptin, resistin, adiponectin, visfatin, ghrelin and insulin in postmenopausal women screened for the metabolic syndrome (METS).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Maturitas

Title: Maturitas

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-4111

ISSN (Print): 0378-5122

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2014

Volume: 79

Issue: 1

Affiliations

[1 ] Institute of Biomedicine, Research Area for Women's Health, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Electronic address: peter.chedraui@cu.ucsg.edu.ec.

[2 ] Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Facultad de Medicina, Lozano Blesa University Hospital, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.

[3 ] Institute of Biomedicine, Research Area for Women's Health, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

[4 ] Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0378-5122(14)00204-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.06.008

PubMed ID: 25015014

SO-VID: 88c05835-835c-4b94-bba8-03485eb7a885

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Keywords: Adipokines,Insulin,Metabolic syndrome,Obesity,Postmenopause

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Keywords: Adipokines, Insulin, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, Postmenopause

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