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Transplantation of adipose tissue lacking leptin is unable to reverse the metabolic abnormalities associated with lipoatrophy.
Diabetes - 1 Sept 2002
Colombo Carlo, Cutson Jaime J, Yamauchi Toshimasa, Vinson Charles, Kadowaki Takashi, Gavrilova Oksana, Reitman Marc L
Abstract excerpt
Severe adipose tissue deficiency (lipoatrophy) causes insulin-resistant diabetes, elevated serum triglyceride and fatty acid levels, and massive triglyceride deposition in the liver. In lipoatrophic A-ZIP/F-1 mice, transplantation of normal adipose tissue greatly improved these parameters, wherea...
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