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Abstract
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.
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- Adipocytokine
- Adipocytokines
- Adipokine
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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2008
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- Adipose Tissue (2003-2007)
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins (2003-2007)
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- National Library of Medicine. Adipokines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054392. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054392
- Adipokines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipokine
- Adipokines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2638593