The molecular mechanisms underlying the link between obesity and diabetes have been elusive. A new protein, christened 'resistin', can now be added to the panoply of factors that may be involved.
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Flier, J. The missing link with obesity?. Nature 409, 292–293 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35053251
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