P Trayhurn, IS Wood - British Journal of Nutrition, 2007 - Cambridge Univ Press White adipose tissue is now recognised to be a multifunctional organ; in
addition to the central role of lipid storage, it has a major endo- crine
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S Kaser, A Kaser, A Sandhofer, CF … - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2003 - Elsevier Resistin is a recently discovered polypeptide that induces insulin resistance in
rodents. While in rodents resistin is predominantly expressed in adipocytes, in
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P Trayhurn - Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com White adipose tissue (WAT) is now recognized as a major endocrine and secretory
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therefore may serve as a link between obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, its
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H Hauner - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2007 - Cambridge Univ Press Obesity is characterized by an expanded adipose tissue mass. Recent data suggest
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AR Nawrocki, PE Scherer - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2004 - Elsevier Adipose tissue has evolved as a complex organ with functions far beyond the mere
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F Giorgino, L Laviola, JW Eriksson - Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com Adipose tissue is now recognized to have a multitude of functions that are of
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