A 12-kDa cysteine-rich polypeptide hormone secreted by FAT CELLS in the ADIPOSE TISSUE. It is the founding member of the resistin-like molecule (RELM) hormone family. Resistin suppresses the ability of INSULIN to stimulate cellular GLUCOSE uptake.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D052243
altLabel
Adipocyte Cysteine Rich Secreted Protein FIZZ3
Adipocyte Cysteine-Rich Secreted Protein FIZZ3
AQL
AA AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0963992
DC
1
definition
A 12-kDa cysteine-rich polypeptide hormone secreted by FAT CELLS in the ADIPOSE TISSUE. It is the founding member of the resistin-like molecule (RELM) hormone family. Resistin suppresses the ability of INSULIN to stimulate cellular GLUCOSE uptake.