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Two adipokines highly expressed in fat mass, adiponectin with antiinflammatory and antiatherogenic properties and visfatin with an insulin-mimetic effect, are potential contributors to bone metabolism. In acromegaly, data on adiponectin are contradictory, and there are no data on visfatin.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Endocrinology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Enfermedades Raras (Unidad 747), Hospital Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08025 Barcelona, Spain. nsucunza@hmanacor.org
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