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Switch from Stress Response to Homeobox Transcription Factors in Adipose Tissue After Profound Fat Loss
9 Jun 2010
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BACKGROUND: In obesity, impaired adipose tissue function may promote secondary disease through ectopic lipid accumulation and excess release of adipokines, resulting in systemic low-grade inflammation, insulin resistance and organ dysfunction. However, several of the genes regulating adipose tissue function in obesity are yet to be identified. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In order to identify novel candidate...
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