A new adipokine, chemerin, was identified and its expression in P. obesus and in humans suggests that it is an important contributor to the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Polymorphisms within the CHEMERIN gene further support its involvement in obesity and type 2 diabetes
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Submitted to the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University
Degree conferred 2009
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2008
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