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- noun cytology a type of
cell , present inadipose tissue , wherefat is stored as a source ofenergy
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Examples
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Activation of PPARγ induces the expression of lipogenic genes, such as adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (aP2), and of lipolytic genes, such as hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) [3].
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In cell culture studies, curcumin supressed preadipocyte differentiation, promoted adipocyte apoptosis (programmed cell death) and inhibited growth of adipokine-stimulated angiogenesis.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Eat Curry For Weight Loss? 2009
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Another great post - I particularly like the discussion of the potential health benefit of adipocyte hyperplasia.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Obesity Goes Viral? 2009
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Resveratrol regulates human adipocyte number and function in a Sirt1-dependent manner.
The 17 Day Diet Dr. Mike Moreno 2010
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These impairments correlated with critical clinical measures of obesity including liver fat accumulation, reduced whole-body insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemia, hypoadiponectinemia and adipocyte hypertrophy.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Obesity: It’s all in Your Cells? 2008
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Obesity has often been described as a state of “leptin resistance” - i.e. despite having elevated circulating levels of leptin, an adipocyte-derived “appetite inhibitor”, obese patients continue to consume calories in excess of their metabolic needs.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Role of Hypothalamic Inflammation in Obesity? 2008
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On another note, Metabolic Syndrome, abdominal obese patients have insulin resistance, but is it at the whole body level liver, muscle, and adipocyte, or only at the muscle and liver?
Ask Gary a question II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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There is no natural mechanism for killing excessive fat cells, because having massive pockets of insulin-stimulated adipocyte hyperplasia is not a natural condition.
Gary Taubes responds | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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In the study, Slimaluma reduced pre-adipocyte cell division by up to 35%.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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In a laboratory study, the key component in DEX-C20 reduced pre-adipocyte cell division by up to 35%. 3
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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Fat tissue is composed mostly of fat cells, or adipocytes.
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