Adipose Tissue

• Weitere Verfasser: Szablewski, Leszek (Herausgegeben von)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: IntechOpen 2018
• Schlagworte: Endocrinology; inflammation, obesity, diabetes, adipogenesis, adipocyte, cancer
• Online-Zugang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Adipose tissue is a specialized connective tissue which, depending on type, plays different and significant roles in the human body: protects against environmental factors, stores lipids and triacylglycerol, synthesizes fatty acids and is involved in the process of thermogenesis. It is also a major...