Thematic review series: Adipocyte Biology. Adipocyte stress: the endoplasmic reticulum and metabolic disease
In the context of obesity and its related maladies, the adipocyte plays a central role in the balance, or imbalance, of metabolic homeostasis. An obese, hypertrophic adipocyte is challenged by many insults, including surplus energy, inflammation, insulin resistance, and considerable stress to variou...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520424782 |