Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Angiogenesis in the Metabolic Syndrome

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Soares, Raquel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Costa, Carla (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Diabetes.; Metabolic diseases.; Oncology.; Oxidative stress.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Metabolic Diseases.; Oxidative Stress.

Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is a highly prevalent condition in developed countries and is a cluster of several risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease that includes increased body mass index/waist circumference, visceral obesity, insulin resistance, hyperclycaemia, dyslipidaemia and...

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• The Metabolic Syndrome
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• Oxidative Stress in the Metabolic Syndrome
• Chronic Inflammation in the Metabolic Syndrome: Emphasis on Adipose Tissue
• Angiogenesis in the Metabolic Syndrome
• Role of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in the Metabolic Syndrome
• Vascular Glucose Transport and the Metabolic Syndrome
• Natural Polyphenols as Anti-Oxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Angiogenic Agents in the Metabolic Syndrome
• Metabolic Syndrome: Practical Implications of a Concept.