Adipose Tissue: An Update (Physiology, 4) - Hardcover

 
9781838801212: Adipose Tissue: An Update (Physiology, 4)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1838801219 ISBN 13: 9781838801212
Verlag: IntechOpen, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Verlag
IntechOpen
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1838801219
ISBN 13 
9781838801212
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
136
Herausgeber
Szablewski Leszek, Catala Angel
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preigu GmbH & Co. KG
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