Vaspin, a Compensatory Mechanism Against High Glucose Levels Since Birth?

• Main Authors: Citlalli E. Hernández-Rodríguez (Author), Cynthia M. Estrada Zúñiga (Author), Manuel E. De la O-Cavazos (Author), Fernando F. Montes-Tapia (Author), Patricia Gerez-Martínez (Author), Fernando J. Lavalle-González (Author), Consuelo Treviño Garza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayincilik, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective:Hormones produced by fat tissue, adipokines, produced during intrauterine life have recently been implicated in fetal growth. Vaspin is an adipokine expressed in visceral adipose tissue and has insulin-sensitizing effects. Elevated serum vaspin concentrations are associated with alteration...