The accumulation of visceral adipose tissue may be influenced by intra-abdominal temperature

Obesity Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-299

  Kahn, Henry S ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Family and Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Adipose tissue; Body temperature; Lipoprotein lipase; Sex factors

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VISCERA;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VISCERA;

EID: 0030140924     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1996.tb00550.x     Document Type: Article

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