Serum FGF21 Levels Are Increased in Obesity and Are Independently Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Humans - Concepedia

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Serum FGF21 Levels Are Increased in Obesity and Are Independently Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Humans

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2008

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Xinmei Zhang, Dennis C.Y. Yeung, Michal Karpíšek, David Stejskal, Zhiguang Zhou, Feng Liu, Rachel L.C. Wong, Wing‐Sun Chow, Annette W.K. Tso, Karen S.L. Lam,

Abstract

FGF21 is a novel adipokine associated with obesity-related metabolic complications in humans. The paradoxical increase of serum FGF21 in obese individuals, which may be explained by a compensatory response or resistance to FGF21, warrants further investigation.

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