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Intra-Abdominal Fat

Known as: Intra Abdominal Fat, Fat, Intra Abdominal, Fat, Intra-Abdominal 
Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the most metabolically active fat in the body and… 
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Retroperitoneal FatVisceral Fat

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2003
2003
Anti-glucocorticoid effects of progesterone in vivo on rat adipose tissue metabolism
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Sonographic assessment of regional fat in HIV-1-infected people
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Assessment of abdominal fat development in young adolescents using magnetic resonance imaging
OBJECTIVE: To determine the patterns of change and the best anthropometric indicators of intra-abdominal fat deposition in young… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A hepatic lipase gene promoter polymorphism attenuates the increase in hepatic lipase activity with increasing intra-abdominal fat in women.
High hepatic lipase (HL) activity is associated with an atherogenic lipoprotein profile of small, dense LDL particles and lower… 
1999
1999
Persisting obesity starting before puberty is associated with stable intraabdominal fat during adolescence
OBJECTIVES: To observe the evolution of intraabdominal adipose tissue (IAT) in obese prepubertal children, who did not change… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Determinants of serum insulin‐like growth factor I in growth hormone deficient adults as compared to healthy subjects
Growth hormone status is an important determinant of serum IGF‐I but it is well known that hypopituitary adults with pronounced… 
1998
1998
Relationships between dietary fat, body fat, and serum lipid profile in prepubertal children.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that dietary fat components were associated with the serum lipid… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
INTRA-ABDOMINAL ADIPOSE TISSUE CUT-POINTS RELATED TO ELEVATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN WOMEN.: 1034
Review
1994
Review
1994
Imaging techniques for the assessment of body composition.
Three imaging methods, ultrasound imaging (UI), computer-assisted axial tomography (CAT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI… 
1992
1992
Estimation of computerized tomography derived abdominal fat distribution.
Measurements of intra-abdominal fat (IAF) may be important since it is associated with numerous metabolic disorders. The… 
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