Adipose Tissue and Inflammation (Oxidative Stress and Disease)

by Atif B . Awad (Editor), PeterG.Bradford (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $240.03

  Obesity leads to a host of pathologies, including cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome. This book focuses on the effects of obesity on systemic inflammation. It addresses the epidemiology of obesity-induced inflammation and the adipokine mediators that link adipose tissue to inflammation.