Cholesterol imbalance in adipocytes: A possible mechanism of adipocytes dysfunction in obesity

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 560-567

  Yu, B L ^a   Zhao, S P ^a   Hu, J R ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; cholesterol imbalance; obesity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LIVER X RECEPTOR; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HOMEOSTASIS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHOLESTEROL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID METABOLISM; OBESITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77954725211     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00699.x     Document Type: Review

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