Conversely, serum resistin levels have been found to decline with decreased adiposity following medical treatment. Specifically, central obesity (waistline adipose tissue) seems to be the foremost region of adipose tissue contributing to rising levels of serum resistin.
Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by an inability of an individual to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death.
In cases of asphyxia, a quickening and deepening of the breathing (inspiratory shortwindedness, that is, shortwind-edness with difficulty in inhalation), caused by the lack of oxygen in the organism, is observed. Further changes in the breathing are marked by an excess of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues.