"Adipokines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D054392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.042 D12.644.276.024 D12.644.548.011 D12.776.467.024 D23.529.024
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adipokines" by people in Profiles.
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Association of weight gain and fifteen adipokines with declining beta-cell function in Mexican Americans. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0201568.
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Longitudinal Increases in Adiposity Contribute to Worsening Adipokine Profile over Time in Mexican Americans. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 04; 26(4):703-712.
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Obesity-related hormones and endometrial cancer among postmenopausal women: a nested case-control study within the B~FIT cohort. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2013 Feb; 20(1):151-60.
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Duration of lactation and maternal adipokines at 3 years postpartum. Diabetes. 2011 Apr; 60(4):1277-85.
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High serum levels of YKL-40 in patients with systemic sclerosis are associated with pulmonary involvement. Scand J Rheumatol. 2005 Jul-Aug; 34(4):293-7.