Emerging Complexities in Adipocyte Origins and Identity

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 313-326

  Sanchez Gurmaches, Joan ^a   Hung, Chien Min ^a   Guertin, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue development; Beige adipocyte; Brite adipocyte; Brown adipocyte; Lipodystrophy; Obesity; Thermogenesis; UCP1; White adipocyte

Indexed keywords

MYOGENIC FACTOR 5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX3; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ADIPOCYTE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BROWN ADIPOCYTE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; BURN; CACHEXIA; CELL LABELING; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; METABOLIC STRESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION; WHITE ADIPOCYTE; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; STEM CELL;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84963811560     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: 18793088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2016.01.004     Document Type: Review

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