title: Decrease in adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome after an oral glucose tolerance test.
abstract: Adiponectin levels are decreased after an oral glucose tolerance test. At t = 2 hours, they are increased in obese and overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome, compared with controls matched for body mass index.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Human Reproduction, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. argic@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Panidis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farmakiotis
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rousso
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koliakos
authors.forename: Themistoklis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaltsas
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krassas
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D007328:Insulin; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins