Visceral fat and insulin resistance ’ causative or correlative?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue S1, 2000, Pages S71-S77

  Frayn, Keith N ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Non esterified fatty acids; Subcutaneous abdominal fat; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INSULIN; LIPID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOLYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY CONSTITUTION; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0034033372     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114500000982     Document Type: Article

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