Endothelial dysfunction and insulin resistance in young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Yavuz Taslipinar, Mine; Kilic, Nedret; Bayraktar, Nilufer; GÜLER, İSMAİL; Gulcan Kurt, Yasemin; Goktas, TAYFUN; TANER, MEHMET; Himmetoglu, Mehmet; Yaman, Halil; Taslipinar, Abdullah

doi:10.3906/sag-1401-4

Endothelial dysfunction and insulin resistance in young women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Yavuz Taslipinar M., Kilic N., Bayraktar N., GÜLER İ., Gulcan Kurt Y., Goktas T. , ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.44, no.5, pp.787-791, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 44 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1401-4
Title of Journal : TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Page Numbers: pp.787-791
Keywords: Polycystic ovarian syndrome, endothelial dysfunction, insulin resistance, asymmetric dimethylarginine, nitric oxide, ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYLARGININE, NITRIC-OXIDE, DISEASE, PLASMA, RESPONSIVENESS, OBESITY

Abstract

Background/aim: To evaluate whether there is a correlation between insulin resistance and nitric oxide-related endothelial dysfunction in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).