Sex differences in human adipose tissues - The biology of pear shape

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Karastergiou, Kalypso ^a   Smith, Steven R ^b,c   Greenberg, Andrew S ^d   Fried, Susan K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Fat distribution; Fatty acid uptake; Lipolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870592105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-3-13     Document Type: Review

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