Epicardial fat, body mass index, and triglyceride are independent contributors of serum fibroblast growth factor 21 level in obese premenopausal women

Purpose The hormone fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) regulates carbohydrate and lipid homeostasis. FGF-21 represents an attractive novel therapy for obesity since administration of FGF-21 has been shown to improve metabolic abnormalities in obese animal models. We investigated FGF-21 and its rel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of endocrinological investigation 2015-03, Vol.38 (3), p.361-366
Hauptverfasser:	Akyildiz, Z. I., Polat, S., Yurekli, B. S., Kocabas, G. U., Tuluce, K., Tuluce, S. Y., Kocabas, U., Bozkaya, G., Yuksel, A., Nazli, C.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Body Mass Index Case-Control Studies Endocrinology Female Fibroblast Growth Factors - blood Humans Insulin Resistance - physiology Intra-Abdominal Fat - metabolism Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic Diseases Obesity - blood Obesity - metabolism Original Article Pericardium Premenopause Triglycerides - blood
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