PLASMA NEPRILYSIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME
ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, vol.18, no.1, pp.35-39, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 18 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2022.35
- Journal Name: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
- Page Numbers: pp.35-39
- Keywords: polycystic ovary syndrome, neprilysin, obesity, insulin resistance, ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME, INSULIN SENSITIVITY, DEGRADATION, IV
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Context. Insulin resistance has been detected in a majority of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Elevated neprilysin levels are associated with insulin resistance.