Overweight and obesity versus concentrations of VEGF-A, sVEGFR-1, and sVEGFR-2 in plasma of patients with lower limb chronic ischemia
- 16 November 2016
- journal article
- Published by Zhejiang University Press in Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B
- Vol. 17 (11), 842-849
- https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.b1600009
Abstract
Being overweight or obese comprises a significant risk factor for atherosclerosis. Fat tissue also generates factors stimulating angiogenesis, the processKeywords
Funding Information
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland (2/WF-SD)
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