Adiponectin, Gut Hormones, and Insulin Resistance
β Scribed by Michael Trakhtenbroit; Heinrich Taegtmeyer
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-8923
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