Ectopic fat stores: Housekeepers that can overspill into weapons of lean body mass destruction

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue , 2004, Pages S1-S2

  Dulloo, A G ^a   Antic, V ^a   Montani, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INSULIN; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECTOPIC TISSUE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID DIET; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHORISTOMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY;

EID: 12444313024     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802851     Document Type: Editorial

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