"Adipokines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D054392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.042 D12.644.276.024 D12.644.548.011 D12.776.467.024 D23.529.024
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adipokines" by people in Profiles.
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Arctigenin inhibits prostate tumor growth in high-fat diet fed mice through dual actions on adipose tissue and tumor. Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 29; 10(1):1403.