Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 10 , Pages 736-743 , December 2009

Macrophage infiltrates with high levels of Toll-like receptor 4 expression in white adipose tissues of male Chinese

  • H.-M. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, China
    • Department of Endocrinology, Xin Hua Hospital, Wuhan, China
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  • L.-L. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 13907130286; fax: +86 027 65600947.
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  • L. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Physical Examination, Xin Hua Hospital, Wuhan, China
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  • S. Xu

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Physical Examination, Xin Hua Hospital, Wuhan, China
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  • X. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wuhan Polytechnic University Hospital, Wuhan, China
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  • L.-L. Yi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Xin Hua Hospital, Wuhan, China
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  • D. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Xin Hua Hospital, Wuhan, China
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  • Z.-H. Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Xin Hua Hospital, Wuhan, China
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  • J.-Y. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, China
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  • Y.-F. Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, China
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  • J. Shang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Road, Wuhan, China

Received 17 July 2008 ,Revised 2 December 2008 ,Accepted 29 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2008.12.016

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 10 , Pages 736-743 , December 2009

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