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The association of asthma, nasal allergies, and positive skin prick tests with ...
Newson, RB; Jones, M; Forsberg, B; Janson, C.; Bossios, A.; Dahlen, S-E; Toskala, EM; Al-Kalemji, A; Kowalski, ML; Rymarcsyk, B.; Salagean, EMBackground Cross-sectional and longitudinal reports show that obese adults have more asthma than non-obese adults. A proposed mechanism is via effects of adipokines (leptin and adiponectin) on the immune system. Objective We wished to measure the associations of asthma and other atopic diseases with serum adipokine levels and to find whether the associations with asthma were strong enough to rule out the possib...
Date: 2014
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Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra