ABSTRACT

Adipokines (also called adipocytokines) are a group of peptides secreted by adipose tissue. They have diverse roles, from functions in the individual cell to the whole body. This volume examines a wide range of specific adipokines as well as their general cellular aspects, including thermal stress and adipokine expression, central nervous system ro

chapter 2|8 pages

Adiponectin as an Adipokine

chapter 3|9 pages

Adipsin as an Adipokine

chapter 4|8 pages

Adrenomedullin as a Cytokine

chapter 5|8 pages

Angiotensinogen as an Adipokine

chapter 6|7 pages

Apelin as an Adipokine

chapter 9|9 pages

Interleukins as Adipokines

chapter 13|8 pages

Resistin as an Adipokine

chapter 14|9 pages

Retinol-Binding Protein 4 as an Adipokine

chapter 15|9 pages

TNF-α as an Adipokine

chapter 16|7 pages

Transforming Growth Factor as an Adipokine

chapter 18|7 pages

Visfatin as an Adipokine

part |2 pages

Section II. General Cellular Aspects

chapter 19|14 pages

Thermal Stress and Adipokines Expression

chapter 21|14 pages

Th e Astroglial Leptin Receptors and Obesity

chapter 22|15 pages

Adipokines and Obesity

chapter 25|16 pages

Adipokines and the Heart

chapter 26|26 pages

Adipokines as Mediators of Rheumatic Disease

chapter 27|13 pages

Adipokines and Allergy

chapter 28|11 pages

Adipokines and Sleep Disorders

part |2 pages

Section IV. Specific Adipokines in Disease

chapter 31|13 pages

Visfatin and Hypocaloric Diets

chapter 32|12 pages

Apelin in Energy Metabolism

chapter 33|15 pages

Adiponectin Defi ciency

chapter 35|11 pages

Resistin, Infl ammation and Seminal Fluid

chapter 36|15 pages

Resistin in Amniotic Fluid

part |2 pages

About the Editors

chapter |24 pages

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