MeSH definition : 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.;
Définition CISMeF : The adipokines, or adipocytokines are cytokines (cell signaling proteins) secreted
by adipose tissue. The first adipokine to be discovered was leptin in 1994.;
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. The adipokines, or adipocytokines are cytokines (cell signaling proteins) secreted
by adipose tissue. The first adipokine to be discovered was leptin in 1994.