Variations in the size of the major omentum are primarily determined by fat cell number

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Arner, Peter ^a   Andersson, Daniel Peter ^a   Thörne, Anders ^a,b   Wirén, Mikael ^a   Hoffstedt, Johan ^a   Näslund, Erik ^c   Thorell, Anders ^c,d   Rydén, Mikael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Södertälje University   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY FAT; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OMENTECTOMY; OMENTUM; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; LEPTIN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; OMENTUM; ORGAN SIZE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877699943     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-4106     Document Type: Article

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