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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Adipokines > Resistin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Adipokines > Resistin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Adipokines > Resistin
Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Adipokines > Resistin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Adipokines > Resistin

Preferred term

Resistin  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Adipocyte Cysteine Rich Secreted Protein FIZZ3
  • Adipocyte Cysteine-Rich Secreted Protein FIZZ3

Scope note

  • A 12-kDa cysteine-rich polypeptide hormone secreted by FAT CELLS in the ADIPOSE TISSUE. It is the founding member of the resistin-like molecule (RELM) hormone family. Resistin suppresses the ability of INSULIN to stimulate cellular GLUCOSE uptake.

History note

  • 2006 (2001)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D052243

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