Increased adipose tissue expression of lipocalin-2 in obesity is related to inflammation and matrix metalloproteinase-2 and metalloproteinase-9 activities in humans
✍ Scribed by V. Catalán; J. Gómez-Ambrosi; A. Rodríguez; B. Ramírez; C. Silva; F. Rotellar; M. J. Gil; J. A. Cienfuegos; J. Salvador; G. Frühbeck
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 297 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0946-2716
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