Recent advances in the adaptations of adipose tissue to physical activity: Morphology and adipose tissue cellularity

• Main Authors: Tetsuya Izawa (Author), Jun-etsu Ogasawara (Author), Takuya Sakurai (Author), Sachiko Nomura (Author), Takako Kizaki (Author), Hideki Ohno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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White adipose tissue (WAT) is located beneath the skin as subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), around internal organs as visceral adipose tissue (VAT), pericardial and epicardial adipose tissue, and inside muscles in human beings. Recent studies indicate that developmental and patterning genes are dif...