The sexual dimorphism of lipid kinetics in humans

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue JUL, 2015, Pages

  Santosa, Sylvia ^a,b   Jensen, Michael D ^c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b Centre Risque and Performance   (Canada)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Fatty acid; Lipids; Metabolism; Sex hormone; Sex steroids; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; CD36 ANTIGEN; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; ESTROGEN; FATTY ACID; HORMONE SENSITIVE LIPASE; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; ENERGY BALANCE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOLYSIS; OBESITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84938912691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00103     Document Type: Review

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