Adipose Tissue

An Update

Buch | Hardcover

136 Seiten

2019
IntechOpen (Verlag)
978-1-83880-121-2 (ISBN)

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Adipose tissue, a kind of connective tissue, plays different and significant roles in the human body. Its function includes protection against environmental factors, storage of lipids and triacylglycerol, and the process of thermogenesis. It is also involved in the secretion of highly active biomolecules such as steroid hormones, prostaglandins, as well as proteins called “adipokines.” On the other hand, disturbances in functions of adipose tissue may cause several pathologies such as obesity and insulin resistance. Obesity is a worldwide health problem, whereas diabetes mellitus due to insulin resistance is defined by the World Health Organization as “a progressive worldwide epidemic.” Especially dangerous is visceral accumulation of adipose tissue.This book describes a series of up-to-date topics about physiological and pathological processes in adipose tissue.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.11.2019
Reihe/Serie	Physiology
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 260 mm
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie
ISBN-10	1-83880-121-9 / 1838801219
ISBN-13	978-1-83880-121-2 / 9781838801212
Zustand	Neuware