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Plasma lipocalin-2 concentration is related to blood pressure and is increased in hypertension

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Oral PresentationINTRODUCTION: Lipocalin-2 is secreted by adipocytes and is upregulated in obesity. As obesity is known to be a cause of hypertension, we investigated whether the plasma level of lipocalin-2 is related to blood pressure and hypertension. METHODS: The plasma concentration of lipocalin-2 was measured by immunoassay in 1925 subjects of …published_or_final_versionThe 17th Medical Research Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 14 January 2012. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2012, v. 18 suppl. 1, p. 18, abstract no. 1

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