Title Metabolically important secreted proteins in Psammomys obesus / by Kiymet Bozaoglu

Published [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008

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Description xvi, 246 leaves ; 30 cm Summary 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 Notes 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (leaves 207-239) Subject Non-insulin-dependent diabetes -- Pathogenesis. Proteins -- Secretion. Diabetes -- Animal models. Obesity -- Animal models. Obesity. Genre/Form Academic theses. Author Deakin University. Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences Deakin University. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

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