Decreased total serum adiponectin and its isoforms in women with acute ischemic stroke.
OBJECTIVE: An association between cerebral infarct risk factors and serum adiponectin levels (both total and separate isoforms) has previously been identified. The aim of this study was to assess circulating levels of all forms of adiponectin in the course of an ischemic stroke.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Adiponectin .....