Serum Visfatin Levels, Adiposity and Glucose Metabolism in Obese Adolescents
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.4, no.2, pp.76-81, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 4 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.4274/jcrpe.547
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.76-81
- Keywords: Visfatin, obese, insulin resistance, glucose tolerance test
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Visfatin, an adipokine, has insulin-mimetic effects. The main determinants of both the production and the physiologic role of visfatin are still unclear. The aim of this study is to determine the relation of serum visfatin to adiposity and glucose metabolism.