Adipose tissue inflammation: Are small or large fat cells to blame?

Diabetologia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-225

  Hauner, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Adipose differentiation; Fat cell size; Immune cells; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; CELL TYPE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MACROPHAGE; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTIGENS, CD; BIOPSY; BODY MASS INDEX; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY;

EID: 77949303529     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-009-1605-3     Document Type: Note

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