Role of adipose tissue in haemostasis, coagulation and fibrinolysis

Obesity is associated with an increased incidence of insulin resistance (IR), type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. The increased risk for cardiovascular diseases could partly be caused by a prothrombotic state that exists because of abdominal obesity. Adipose tissue induces thromboc...

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Published in:	Obesity reviews Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 554 - 563
Main Authors:	Faber, D.R, de Groot, Ph.G, Visseren, F.L.J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	adiponectin Adipose tissue Adipose Tissue - physiology Animals blood platelets Blood Platelets - physiology cardiovascular diseases coagulation factor VII factor VIII fibrinogen fibrinolysis Fibrinolysis - physiology free fatty acids haemostasis hemostasis Humans inflammation insulin resistance interleukin-1beta interleukin-6 leptin Liver Liver - physiology neoplasms noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus obesity physiology plasminogen activator inhibitors risk tumor necrosis factor-alpha
ISSN:	1467-7881, 1467-789X, 1467-789X
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