Metabolic syndrome and adipose tissue: are really adipocyts responsible for everything? – editorial

Czech version

Authors: M. Haluzík
Authors‘ workplace: III. interní klinika 1. lékařské fakulty UK a VFN Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. Štěpán Svačina, DrSc., MBA
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2007; 53(1): 5-6
Category: Editorials

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