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Visceral fat area is a strong predictor of leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2, a potential biomarke...

Visceral fat area is a strong predictor of leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2, a potential biomarke...

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Visceral fat area is a strong predictor of leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2, a potential biomarker of dyslipidemia

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Visceral fat area is a strong predictor of leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2, a potential biomarker of dyslipidemia

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United States: Public Library of Science

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PloS one, 2017-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e0173310-e0173310

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 (LECT2) is a hepatokine linking obesity to skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Although previous studies reported that obesity was associated with high levels of circulating LECT2 in human, the associations of detailed body fat distribution with LECT2 levels have not been examined. Furthermore, although animal st...

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Visceral fat area is a strong predictor of leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2, a potential biomarker of dyslipidemia

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1875828301

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1875828301

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1932-6203

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1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0173310

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