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Abstract
Recent studies point to the adipose tissue as a highly active endocrine organ secreting
a range of hormones. Leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, and resistin are considered to
take part in the regulation of energy metabolism.
Publisher:
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
ISSN: 0009-9147
ISSN
(Print):
0009-9147
Publication date
(Electronic):
Sep 2004
Volume: 50
Issue: 9
Affiliations
[1
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Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Rhenish-Westphalian Technical
University, University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52074, Germany. umeier@ukaachen.de