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Regional postprandial fatty acid metabolism in different obesity phenotypes.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 1999
Guo Z, Hensrud D D, Johnson C M, Jensen M D
Abstract excerpt
To examine if postprandial splanchnic/hepatic free fatty acid (FFA) delivery is increased in upper-body (UB) obesity, and to determine the adipose tissue depots responsible for the greater postprandial FFA availability, we measured systemic and regional uptake and release of FFAs ([1-(14)C]palmitate) before and during a 5-h frequent-feeding mixed meal in eight UB and eight lower-body (LB) obese women....
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