Published in Endocr Rev on December 01, 2000
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A prospective study of abdominal obesity and coronary artery calcium progression in older adults. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2009) 1.02
Estrogenic compounds, estrogen receptors and vascular cell signaling in the aging blood vessels. Curr Med Chem (2009) 1.01
Adipose tissue depot and cell size dependency of adiponectin synthesis and secretion in human obesity. Adipocyte (2013) 1.01
The role of adiponectin in reproduction: from polycystic ovary syndrome to assisted reproduction. Fertil Steril (2010) 1.01
Adiponectin secretion and response to pioglitazone is depot dependent in cultured human adipose tissue. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (2008) 1.01