Assessing ectopic fat heterogeneity in human volunteers
Accumulation of ectopic fat in liver and pancreas are seen as key indicators of the metabolic syndrome affecting over a third of the population in the western world. Deposition of these ectopic fat depots is linked to insulin resistance, a major risk factor in the development of type 2 diabetes. Qua...
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Imperial College London
2014
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