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Preferred term

Adipokines  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Polypeptides produced by the ADIPOCYTES. They include LEPTIN; ADIPONECTIN; RESISTIN; and many cytokines of the immune system, such as TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-6; and COMPLEMENT FACTOR D (also known as ADIPSIN). They have potent autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine functions.

Synonym(s)

  • Adipocytokine
  • Adipocytokines
  • Adipokine

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RK01CXZ5-K

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