Cell biology of lipid droplets

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 378-385

  Thiele, Christoph ^a   Spandl, Johanna ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET;

BIOGENESIS; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS;

EID: 47149111389     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2008.05.009     Document Type: Review

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