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Novel insights into adipose cell functions /

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Obesity is a disease of society and economic transition spreading at an epidemic pace throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization, obesity is defined as an increased or abnormal accumulation of body fat mass to the extent that individual's health will be negatively affected...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Clément, Karine, 1966-, Spiegelman, Bruce M., Christen, Yves
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2010]
Series:Research and perspectives in endocrine interactions.
Subjects:
Adipose tissues > Congresses.
Electronic books.
Adipose Tissue.
Ebooks.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Pathological Alteration of Human Adipose Tissue in Obesity
  • Dynamics of Human Adipose Tissue. Regulatory Mechanisms and Consequences for Fat Cells and the Whole Body; Metabolism of Fatty Acids in Adipocytes
  • The Role of Hypoxia in Adipocyte Function and Dysfunction; Brown Adipose Tissue In Humans : A New Target for Anti-Obesity Therapy; Adipose Tissue Dysfunction: A Multistep Process
  • Fat Cell Progenitors : Origins and Plasticity
  • Transcriptional Regulation of Brown and White Adipogenesis.