The role of obesity in preeclampsia

Excess placental soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) may contribute to endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and proteinuria in preeclampsia

Sharon E. Maynard, Jiang-Yong Min, Jaime R. Merchan et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2003 · 4K citations · Full text

Medicine, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +17

Obesity and Diabetes in the Developing World — A Growing Challenge

Parvez Hossain, Bisher Kawar, Meguid El Nahas · New England Journal of Medicine · 2007 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Public Health, Chronic Disease Prevention, Health Policy +14

Comparison of the Release of Adipokines by Adipose Tissue, Adipose Tissue Matrix, and Adipocytes from Visceral and Subcutaneous Abdominal Adipose Tissues of Obese Humans

John N. Fain, Atul K. Madan, Magdalena Hiler et al. · Endocrinology · 2004 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Endocrinology +12

Will All Americans Become Overweight or Obese? Estimating the Progression and Cost of the US Obesity Epidemic

Youfa Wang, May A. Beydoun, Lan Liang et al. · Obesity · 2008 · 1.5K citations

Public Health, Population Health Sciences, Public Health Nutrition +11

Essential role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for mobilization of stem and progenitor cells

Alexandra Aicher, Christopher Heeschen, Christiane Mildner-Rihm et al. · Nature Medicine · 2003 · 1.3K citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Physiology +16