Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein levels are associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in morbidly obese subjects

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• who: A Baessler from the , CThe samples had not been thawed before the present measurements. , concentrations were determined by enzyme immunometric assay (EIA, Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) with an intra-assay coefficient of variation of, .9% and an inter-assay coefficient of variation of, .1%. The , concentrations were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Quantikine, RandD Systems Europe, Wiesbaden, Germany). The NT-proBNP levels were determined by a standard chemiluminescence immunoassay (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany). Fasting glucose, insulin, blood lipids and high-sensitivity, reactive protein were determined by standard methods in the certified clinical chemistry . . .
  

   

  

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