Functional differences in visceral and subcutaneous fat pads originate from differences in the adipose stem cell.

Metabolic pathologies mainly originate from adipose tissue (AT) dysfunctions. AT differences are associated with fat-depot anatomic distribution in subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral omental (VAT) pads. We address the question whether the functional differences between the two compartments may be prese...

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Main Authors: Silvana Baglioni, Giulia Cantini, Giada Poli, Michela Francalanci, Roberta Squecco, Alessandra Di Franco, Elisa Borgogni, Salvatore Frontera, Gabriella Nesi, Francesco Liotta, Marcello Lucchese, Giuliano Perigli, Fabio Francini, Gianni Forti, Mario Serio, Michaela Luconi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3344924?pdf=render