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Adipocytes

Known as: Mature Fat Cell, Cell, Fat, Lipocyte 
Cells in the body that store FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. WHITE ADIPOCYTES are the predominant type and found mostly in the abdominal… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Bi-directional interconversion of brite and white adipocytes
Brown adipose tissue helps to maintain body temperature in hibernators, rodents and neonatal mammals by converting lipids and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Curcumin inhibits adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and angiogenesis and obesity in C57/BL mice.
Angiogenesis is necessary for the growth of adipose tissue. Dietary polyphenols may suppress growth of adipose tissue through… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Hyperglycemia-induced Inflammatory Response in Adipocytes
Hyperglycemia is a major independent risk factor for diabetic macrovascular disease. The consequences of exposure of endothelial… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A Paracrine Loop Between Adipocytes and Macrophages Aggravates Inflammatory Changes: Role of Free Fatty Acids and Tumor Necrosis Factor α
Objective—Weight gain is associated with infiltration of fat by macrophages, suggesting that they are an important source of… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Endocrine regulation of energy metabolism: review of pathobiochemical and clinical chemical aspects of leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, and resistin.
BACKGROUND Recent studies point to the adipose tissue as a highly active endocrine organ secreting a range of hormones. Leptin… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
LXRs control lipid-inducible expression of the apolipoprotein E gene in macrophages and adipocytes.
Apolipoprotein E (apoE) secreted by macrophages in the artery wall exerts an important protective effect against the development… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
ADD1/SREBP1 promotes adipocyte differentiation and gene expression linked to fatty acid metabolism.
Adipocyte determination and differentiation-dependent factor 1 (ADD1) is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
15-Deoxy-delta 12, 14-prostaglandin J2 is a ligand for the adipocyte determination factor PPAR gamma.
Regulation of adipose cell mass is a critical homeostatic process in higher vertebrates. The conversion of fibroblasts into cells… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Regulation of adipocyte development.
INTRODUCTION . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . • 99… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Occurrence of brown adipocytes in rat white adipose tissue: molecular and morphological characterization.
Brown adipocytes are thermogenic cells which play an important role in energy balance. Their thermogenic activity is due to the… 
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