Regional distribution of body fat, plasma lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 497-511

  Després, Jean Pierre ^a   Moorjani, Sital ^b   Lupien, Paul J ^b   Tremblay, Angelo ^b   Nadeau, André ^b   Bouchard, Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adipose tissue metabolism; Body fat distribution; Deep abdominal fat; Glucocorticoids; Hepatic lipase; High density lipoproteins; Lipoprotein lipase; Lipoprotein metabolism; Obesity; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMAN; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; OBESITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0025300496     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.10.4.497     Document Type: Article

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