
Beneficial paracrine effects of adipocytes from obese rats on cultured endothelial cells
Keywords: Obesity; Type 2 diabetes; Cardiovascular disease; EndotheliumDMEM, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium; DXA, dual x-ray absorptiometry; ELISA, enzyme linked immunoassay; eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase; EPI, epididymal; ET-1, endothelin-1; ICAM-1, in