Short description Essential reference on the topic -- extensive coverage of the full range of issues associated with adipose tissue and its role in many different diseases.
From the contents ADIPOSE TISSUE DEVELOPMENT AND MORPHOLOGY Transcriptional Control of Adipogenesis and Fat Cell Gene Expression Development of Adipose Tissue The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Functional Differences Among Fat Depots Plasticity of The Adipose Organ Biology of Adipose Tissue Stem Cells METABOLIC FUCTIONS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE Molecular Mechanisms of Adipocyte Lipolysis New Developments in the Lipolytic Processing of Triglyceride-rich Lipoproteins Intracellular Fatty Acid Transport, Activation And Trafficking Aquaporins and Adipose Tissue Signaling Pathways Controlling Lipolysis ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE Leptin Secretion and Action Adiponectin Pref-1 and ADSF/resistin, Two Secreted Factors from Adipose Tissue: Role in Adipogenesis and Insulin Resistance Adipose Tissue and Blood Pressure Regulation Adipokines, Inflammation, and Obesity ADIPOSE TISSUE AND DISEASE Depot Specific Biology of Adipose Tissues: Links to Fat Distribution and Metabolic Risk Viral Induction of Obesity and Adipogenesis Adipose Tissue Cachexia Obesity and Diabetes: Lipotoxicity Obesity and Cancer Overview of Acquired and Genetic Lipodystrophies Mouse Models of Lipodystrophy Caloric Restriction Thiazolidinedione action - Adipose Tissue PPARg and other Drugs Afffecting Adipose Tissue Early Life Programming of Adipogenesis and Adiposity COMPARITIVE AND EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE Evolutionary Aspects of Obesity and Adipose Tissue Function
