To what extent is it right to measure serum vaspin, obestatin, and apelin-36 levels without a protease inhibitor in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?

Metabolism. 2011 Jul;60(7):e1; author reply e2. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.01.015. Epub 2011 Mar 11.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Apelin
  • Fatty Liver / blood
  • Fatty Liver / drug therapy
  • Ghrelin / blood*
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / blood*
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Protease Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Serpins / blood*

Substances

  • APLN protein, human
  • Apelin
  • Ghrelin
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • SERPINA12 protein, human
  • Serpins
  • obestatin, human