Adipose tissue dysfunction in obesity, diabetes, and vascular diseases

The classical perception of adipose tissue as a storage place of fatty acids has been replaced over the last years by the notion that adipose tissue has a central role in lipid and glucose metabolism and produces a large number of hormones and cytokines, e.g. tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleuki...

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Published in:	European heart journal Vol. 29; no. 24; p. 2959
Main Authors:	Hajer, Gideon R, van Haeften, Timon W, Visseren, Frank L J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.12.2008
Subjects:	Adipocytes - physiology Adipose Tissue - physiology Atherosclerosis - etiology Atherosclerosis - metabolism Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - etiology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - metabolism Diabetic Angiopathies - etiology Energy Metabolism - physiology Female Humans Intra-Abdominal Fat - physiology Leptin - secretion Male Metabolic Syndrome - etiology Metabolic Syndrome - metabolism Obesity - complications Obesity - physiopathology Risk Reduction Behavior Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal - physiology Transcription Factors
ISSN:	1522-9645, 1522-9645
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