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Adipose tissue
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Tissue, Fatty
, Adipose tissues
, Fatty Tissue
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Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals…
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Cold-activated brown adipose tissue in healthy men.
W. D. van Marken Lichtenbelt
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J. Vanhommerig
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+5 authors
G. Teule
The New England journal of medicine
2009
Corpus ID: 477352
BACKGROUND Studies in animals indicate that brown adipose tissue is important in the regulation of body weight, and it is…
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Obesity induces a phenotypic switch in adipose tissue macrophage polarization.
C. Lumeng
,
Jennifer L Bodzin
,
A. Saltiel
The Journal of clinical investigation
2007
Corpus ID: 43192375
Adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) infiltrate adipose tissue during obesity and contribute to insulin resistance. We hypothesized…
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Adipocytokines: mediators linking adipose tissue, inflammation and immunity
H. Tilg
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A. Moschen
Nature Reviews Immunology
2006
Corpus ID: 29865593
There has been much effort recently to define the role of adipocytokines, which are soluble mediators derived mainly from…
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ.
E. Kershaw
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J. Flier
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and…
2004
Corpus ID: 10813685
Adipose tissue is a complex, essential, and highly active metabolic and endocrine organ. Besides adipocytes, adipose tissue…
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies
C. Nishida
The Lancet
2004
Corpus ID: 15637224
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue.
S. Weisberg
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D. McCann
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M. Desai
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M. Rosenbaum
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R. Leibel
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A. Ferrante
The Journal of clinical investigation
2003
Corpus ID: 24044009
Obesity alters adipose tissue metabolic and endocrine function and leads to an increased release of fatty acids, hormones, and…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Human adipose tissue is a source of multipotent stem cells.
P. Zuk
,
Min Zhu
,
+7 authors
M. Hedrick
Molecular biology of the cell
2002
Corpus ID: 17712319
Much of the work conducted on adult stem cells has focused on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) found within the bone marrow stroma…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Multilineage cells from human adipose tissue: implications for cell-based therapies.
P. Zuk
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M. Zhu
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+6 authors
M. Hedrick
Tissue engineering
2001
Corpus ID: 17743887
Future cell-based therapies such as tissue engineering will benefit from a source of autologous pluripotent stem cells. For…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Increased adipose tissue expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in human obesity and insulin resistance.
G. Hotamisligil
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P. Arner
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J. F. Caro
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R. Atkinson
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B. Spiegelman
The Journal of clinical investigation
1995
Corpus ID: 14488702
Obesity is frequently associated with insulin resistance and abnormal glucose homeostasis. Recent studies in animal models have…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Adipose expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha: direct role in obesity-linked insulin resistance.
G. Hotamisligil
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N. Shargill
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B. Spiegelman
Science
1993
Corpus ID: 44726336
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has been shown to have certain catabolic effects on fat cells and whole animals. An…
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