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Adipokine — The adipokines or adipocytokines are a group of cytokines (cell to cell signalling proteins) secreted by adipose tissue.Members include:* chemerin [MacDougald1, Ormond A. and Burant, Charles F. (September 2007) The Rapidly Expanding Family of… … Wikipedia
adipokine — noun Any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue … Wiktionary
Chemerin — Retinoic acid receptor responder (tazarotene induced) 2 Identifiers Symbols RARRES2; HP10433; TIG2 External IDs … Wikipedia
Resistin — is a hormone secreted by adipose tissue. It is also known as serine/cysteine rich adipocyte Specific Secretory Factor (ADSF or FIZZ3). The length of the resistin pre peptide in human is 108 aminoacids (in the mouse and rat it s 114 aa); the… … Wikipedia
Central obesity — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Central obesity ICD10 = E66 ICD9 = ICD9|278 Central obesity, the apple shaped obesity commonly referred to as belly fat, is the accumulation of visceral fat (fat deposited between the internal organs in the torso)… … Wikipedia
RARRES2 — Retinoic acid receptor responder (tazarotene induced) 2, also known as RARRES2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: RARRES2 retinoic acid receptor responder (tazarotene induced) 2| url =… … Wikipedia
Leptine — La leptine (du grec leptos, mince) parfois dite « Hormone de la faim » est une hormone peptidique qui régule les réserves de graisses dans l organisme et l appétit en contrôlant la sensation de satiété. Cette hormone est secrétée par le … Wikipédia en Français
Insulin resistance — Infobox Disease Name = Insulin resistance Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1173 MeshName = Insulin+Resistance MeshNumber = C18.452.394.968.500 Insulin resistance is the… … Wikipedia
Cytokine — Cytokines (Greek cyto , cell; and kinos, movement) are small cell signaling protein molecules that are secreted by the glial cells of the nervous system and by numerous cells of the immune system and are a category of signaling molecules used… … Wikipedia
AMP-activated protein kinase — 5 AMP activated protein kinase or AMPK consists of three proteins (subunits) that together make a functional enzyme, conserved from yeast to humans, that plays a role in cellular energy homeostasis. It is expressed in a number of tissues,… … Wikipedia
