ADIPOQ and neoplasm: Interestingly, EE and SE tumor-bearing mice, showed a significant decrease in plasma adiponectin levels compared to EE and SE non-tumor-bearing mice which received vehicle only (−43% in both groups; Table 1), (6.99±1.38 vs. 4.06±1.18 μg/ml) and (8.85±2.24 vs. 4.97±1.66 μg/ml).