%0 Journal Article %T Investigation of galectin-3, lipocalin 2, retinol binding protein (RBP), small dense low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL) in patients with hirsutism %A Erdem £¿okluk %A Goknur Ozaydin-Yavuz %A Ibrahim Halil Yavuz %A Serap Gunes Bilgili %A Zehra Kurto£¿lu %J Archive of "Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Post£¿py Dermatologii i Alergologii". %D 2019 %R 10.5114/ada.2019.84593 %X Hirsutism is defined as excessive terminal hair in androgen-dependent areas in women. Adipose tissue is no longer regarded as a storage site for triglycerides or as a source of free fatty acids but is currently emerging as a key constituent of energy metabolism secreting numerous enzymes, cytokines, growth factors, and hormones %K hirsutism %K polycystic ovary syndrome %K adipokines %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6627252/