"Adipokines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Polypeptides produced by the ADIPOCYTES. They include LEPTIN; ADIPONECTIN; RESISTIN; and many cytokines of the immune system, such as TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-6; and COMPLEMENT FACTOR D (also known as ADIPSIN). They have potent autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D054392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.042 D12.644.276.024 D12.644.548.011 D12.776.467.024 D23.529.024
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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