MO OB SC OM SC OM Adipocyte ++ ++ + + Intercellular area ++ +++ + ++ MO: Morbid Obese. OB: Obese. SC: Subcutaneous fat tissue. OM: Omental fat tissue Immunoreactivity of cells is scored as: no staining (−), weak staining (+), moderate staining (++) and strong staining (+++)

Table 3: Resistin immunoreactivity in fat tissue sections of all groups.