Article
Obesogens.
Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity - 1 Oct 2010
Grün Felix
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The environmental obesogen hypothesis postulates chemical pollutants that are able to promote obesity by altering homeostatic metabolic set-points, disrupting appetite controls, perturbing lipid homeostasis to promote adipocyte hypertrophy, or stimulating adipogenic pathways that enhance adipocyte hyperplasia during development or in adults. This review focuses on recent experimental advances...
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