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Perivascular Adipose Tissue: the Sixth Man of the Cardiovascular System.
Cardiovascular drugs and therapy - 1 Oct 2018
Cheng Chak Kwong, Bakar Hamidah Abu, Gollasch Maik, Huang Yu
Abstract excerpt
Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) refers to the local aggregate of adipose tissue surrounding the vascular tree, exhibiting phenotypes from white to brown and beige adipocytes. Although PVAT has long been regarded as simply a structural unit providing mechanical support to vasculature, it is now gaining reputation as an integral endocrine/paracrine component, in addition to the well-established modulator...
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