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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
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Reversing the Effects of Maternal Obesity
Obese women tend to give birth to overweight offspring who have a predisposition to metabolic disease and obesity. This effect… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Molecular dynamics, dynamic site mapping, and highthroughput virtual screening on leptin and the Ob receptor as anti-obesity target
AbstractBody weight control is a mechanism finely regulated by several hormonal, metabolic, and nervous pathways. The leptin… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Modulation of protein kinase C and diverse cell functions by sphingosine--a pharmacologically interesting compound linking sphingolipids and signal transduction.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Internalization and degradation of fat cell-bound insulin. Separation and partial characterization of subcellular vesicles associated with iodoinsulin.
The fate of [‘251]iodoinsulin bound to fat cells was studied. It was concluded that Peak 2 first described by Kono et al. (Kono… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Characteristics of the human lymphocyte insulin receptor.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and glucagon: stimulation of adenylate cyclase activity via distinct receptors in liver and fat cell membranes.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Effects of therapeutic agents on cyclic AMP metabolism in vitro.
One hundred and fifty-eight compounds representing 49 classes of therapeutic agents were examined for their effects on… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
The biological significance of the prostaglandins.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Membrane sialic acid and the mechanism of insulin action in adipose tissue cells. Effects of digestion with neuraminidase.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Stimulation of Glycerol Production in Fat Cells by Cholera Toxin
CELL-FREE filtrates of cultures of V. cholerae contain a toxin which produces fluid accumulation in ligated rabbit ileal loops1… 
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