Elevated visfatin levels in obese childr
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Li, Rui-Zhen; Ma, Xin-Yu; Hu, Xiu-Fen; Kang, Si-Xiu; Chen, Shou-Kang; Cianflone,
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Article
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2012
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
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English
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Background: Obesity and related metabolic diseases are associated with a state of chronic low-grade inflammation, which is characterized by abnormal cytokine production and increased synthesis of proinflammatory proteins. Recent studies have indicated that visfatin is both an adipokine and an inflam