Sex differences in visceral fat lipolysis and metabolic complications of obesity

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1472-1480

  Lönnqvist, Fredrik ^a,b   Thörne, Anders ^a,b   Large, Valerie ^a,b   Arner, Peter ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Adrenoceptors; Free fatty acids; Gender; Insulin; Obesity; 3 adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030857555     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.7.1472     Document Type: Article

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