Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ? A review of recent data related to cardiovascular complications of endocrine dysfunctions

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-398

  Pantanetti, Paola ^a   Garrapa, Gabriella G M ^a   Mantero, Franco ^a   Boscaro, Marco ^a   Faloia, Emanuela ^a,c   Venarucci, Domenico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Geriatrico   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Fat tissue; Hormone regulation; Hypertension; Obesity; Renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN; CORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE GLAND; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PUBERTY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE GROWTH;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 2542420165     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CEH-120034142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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