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Omentin, a novel adipokine, induces vasodilation in rat isolated blood vessels

Hideyuki Yamawaki, Naoya Tsubaki, Masashi Mukohda, Muneyoshi Okada, Yukio Hara

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2010 · 250 citations · 25 references

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Activation of nitric oxide synthase in endothelial cells by Akt-dependent phosphorylation

Stefanie Dimmeler, Ingrid Fleming, Beate Fißlthaler et al. · Nature · 1999 · 3.6K citations

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Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt

David Fulton, Jean‐Philippe Gratton, Timothy J. McCabe et al. · Nature · 1999 · 2.6K citations

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Identification of omentin as a novel depot-specific adipokine in human adipose tissue: possible role in modulating insulin action

Rongze Yang, Mi‐Jeong Lee, Hong Hu et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2006 · 883 citations

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Omentin Plasma Levels and Gene Expression Are Decreased in Obesity

Celia M. de Souza Batista, Rong-Ze Yang, Mi‐Jeong Lee et al. · Diabetes · 2007 · 767 citations · Full text

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Periadventitial fat releases a vascular relaxing factor

Matthias Löhn, Galyna Dubrovska, Birgit Lauterbach et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2002 · 474 citations

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