@article{c5caa158bd50429bbaf5b2d971256cb4,
title = "The relationship between follistatin and chronic low-grade inflammation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome",
abstract = "The circulating follistatin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) concentrations were significantly higher in 155 Taiwanese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) than in 37 healthy controls. Follistatin and hsCRP levels in both the PCOS and control groups were significantly correlated with each other independent of obesity and insulin resistance.",
keywords = "C-reactive protein, follistatin, inflammation, insulin resistance, obesity, Polycystic ovary syndrome",
author = "Chen, {Mei Jou} and Chen, {Hsin Fu} and Chen, {Shee Uan} and Ho, {Hong Nerng} and Yang, {Yu Shih} and Yang, {Wei Shiung}",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by grant nos. NSC97-2314-B002-035 and NSC97-2314-B002-079-MY3 from the National Science Council of Taiwan. ",
year = "2009",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.06.009",
language = "English",
volume = "92",
pages = "2041--2044",
journal = "Fertility and Sterility",
issn = "0015-0282",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "6",
}
