"Resistin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D052243
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.042.750 D12.644.276.024.750 D12.644.548.011.750 D12.776.467.024.750 D23.529.024.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Resistin- Resistin
- Adipocyte Cysteine-Rich Secreted Protein FIZZ3
- Adipocyte Cysteine Rich Secreted Protein FIZZ3
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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