The cell size and distribution of adipocytes from subcutaneous and visceral fat is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in humans

Adipocyte

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 273-279

  Fang, Lingling ^a,b   Guo, Fangjian ^c   Zhou, Lihua ^d   Stahl, Richard ^d   Grams, Jayleen ^d,e  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NINGBO MEDICAL CENTER LIHUILI HOSPITAL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d Kentucky   (United States)

^e BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Adipose tissue; Obesity; Subcutaneous fat; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OMENTUM; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84969633713     PISSN: 21623945     EISSN: 2162397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21623945.2015.1034920     Document Type: Article

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