Serum retinol-binding protein 4 and the risk of ischemic stroke in Egyptian patients with hypothyroidism

• Main Authors: Nearmeen M Rashad (Author), Hanan M Sabry (Author), Samir A Afifi (Author), Maha A Fathy (Author), Amira M El-Helaly (Author), Haitham E.Mohamed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective Ischemic stroke (IS) is one of the major causes of disability and death worldwide. Effective prevention remains the best approach to reduce the burden of stroke. Adipokines can serve as a key messenger to central energy homeostasis and metabolic homeostasis. Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4...