Paracrine and intracrine contributions of androgens and estrogens to adipose tissue biology: Physiopathological aspects

Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 49-55

  Waraich, Rizwana S ^a   Mauvais Jarvis, Franck ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Androgen; Estrogen; Intracrinology; Obesity; Programming

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN SULFOTRANSFERASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRILIZATION; ANIMAL; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; EMBRYOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PARACRINE SIGNALING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84928648983     PISSN: 18681883     EISSN: 18681891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2013-0022     Document Type: Review

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