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chemerin measurement

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A chemerin measurement is a quantification of chemerin typically in serum. Chemerin is an adipokine with important regulatory roles in adipogenesis. In humans, serum total chemerin (i.e. prochemerin plus chemerin) levels are positively associated with body mass index and metabolic syndrome (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20363880)

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chemerin levels, Retinoic acid receptor responder protein 2 measurement, RAR-responsive protein TIG2 measurement, Tazarotene-induced gene 2 protein measurement