Biology of Beige Adipocyte and Possible Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Lizcano, Fernando ^a,b   Vargas, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA   (Colombia)

^b FUNDACIÓN CARDIOINFANTIL INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGÍA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MICRORNA; THYROID HORMONE;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE DERIVED STEM CELL; BEIGE ADIPOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CHROMATIN; COLD; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIGENETICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; METABOLITE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; THERMOGENESIS; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

EID: 84982105808     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/9542061     Document Type: Review

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