Preferred Name

Adipokines [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms

Adipokine

Adipocytokines

Adipokines

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000178768

altLabel

Adipokine

Adipocytokines

Adipokines

cui

C1955907

MESH DEFINITION

Polypeptides produced by the ADIPOCYTES. They include LEPTIN; ADIPONECTIN; RESISTIN; and many cytokines of the immune system, such as TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN-6; and COMPLEMENT FACTOR D (also known as ADIPSIN). They have potent autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine functions.

MESH DUI

D054392

MeSH name

Adipokines

MESH UI

M0504569

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000178768

NUI

N0000178768

prefLabel

Adipokines [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T116

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000011384

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