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Omentum

Known as: Omental Fat, Omentums, omental 
A fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue that lines the abdomen) that surrounds the stomach and other organs in the abdomen.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

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21 relations
Abdominal CavityBlood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

Narrower (2)

Greater omentumLesser omentum

Broader (2)

PeritoneumVisceral Peritoneum

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Insulin-sensitive obesity.
The association between obesity and impaired insulin sensitivity has long been recognized, although a subgroup of obese… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Prevascularization of cardiac patch on the omentum improves its therapeutic outcome
The recent progress made in the bioengineering of cardiac patches offers a new therapeutic modality for regenerating the… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Tissue-engineered autologous bladders for patients needing cystoplasty
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Identification of omentin as a novel depot-specific adipokine in human adipose tissue: possible role in modulating insulin action.
Central (visceral) obesity is more closely associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease than… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors/smooth muscle tumors (GISTs) primary in the omentum and mesentery: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 26 cases.
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor or smooth muscle tumor (GIST) is the designation for a major subset of gastrointestinal… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Omental and subcutaneous adipose tissues of obese subjects release interleukin-6: depot difference and regulation by glucocorticoid.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether human adipocytes from different depots of obese subjects produce interleukin-6… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Does central obesity reflect “Cushing's disease of the omentum”?
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Vascular endothelial growth factor is the major angiogenic factor in omentum: mechanism of the omentum-mediated angiogenesis.
Omentum has been used clinically to promote wound healing and to stimulate the revascularization of ischemic tissues. The… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
The regulation of adipose tissue distribution in humans.
  • P. Björntorp
  • International journal of obesity and related…
  • 1996
  • Corpus ID: 32540337
The regulation of adipose tissue distribution is an important problem in view of the close epidemiological and metabolic… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
AUTOTRANSPLANT OF OMENTUM TO A LARGE SCALP DEFECT, WITH MICROSURGICAL REVASCULARIZATION
AUTOTRANSPLANT OF OMENTUM TO A LARGE SCALP DEFECT, WITH MICROSURGICAL REVASCULARIZATION DONALD McLEAN;HARRY BUNCKE; Plastic and… 
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