Browsing by Subject "Adipokines"
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Leptin and the retinal microvasculature in young black and white adults: the African-PREDICT study
(Elsevier, 2020)Background Leptin is a vasoactive peptide that has been linked to diseases associated with macrovascular deterioration. What is still uncertain is its involvement in the microvasculature. Since microvascular changes are ... -
Should obesity be blamed for the high prevalence rates of hypertension in black South African women?
(Nature Publishing Group, 2008)Hypertension is highly prevalent in South Africa, resulting in high stroke mortality rates. Since obesity is very common among South African women, it is likely that obesity contributes to the hypertension prevalence. The ...