Article
Studies on the expression and secretion of the neurotrophin nerve growth factor in white adipose tissue
2005-01-01
Abstract excerpt
White adipose tissue (WAT) is now recognised to be a complex endocrine organ which plays a key role in energy balance through the secretion of hormones and other protein factors (adipokines). The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) plays a central role in lipolysis and leptin production in WAT. The work in this thesis examined whether WAT, and specifically white adipocytes, are a source of the neurotrophin nerve grow...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 27240d42-9cd6-5dc1-b1c7-a63783c292c4
- DOI
- 10.17638/03167669
