Obesity and lipoatrophy are major risks for insulin resistance, non-insulin-dependent
diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In the past three decades, significant advances have …

Recent advances regarding the biology of adipose tissue have demonstrated that white
adipose tissue (WAT) plays a central role in the regulation of energy balance and acts as a …

A detailed understanding of the processes governing adipose tissue formation will be
instrumental in combating the obesity epidemic. Much progress has been made in the last …

Obesity is characterized by increased adipose tissue mass and has been associated with a
strong predisposition towards metabolic diseases and cancer. Thus, it constitutes a public …

Adipose tissue is an important site for lipid storage, energy homeostasis, and whole-body
insulin sensitivity. It is important to understand the mechanisms involved in adipose tissue …

Obesity is a condition characterized by excess adipose tissue that results from positive
energy balance and is the most common metabolic disorder in the industrialized world. The …

Improved knowledge of all aspects of adipose biology will be required to counter the
burgeoning epidemic of obesity. Interest in adipogenesis has increased markedly over the …

Adipocytes are highly specialized cells that play a major role in energy homeostasis in
vertebrate organisms. Excess adipocyte size or number is a hallmark of obesity, which is …

Adipocyte differentiation is a highly controlled process that has been extensively studied for
the last 25 years. Two different kinds of in vitro experimental models, essential in …

The formation of adipocytes during embryogenesis has been largely understudied.
However, preadipocytes appear to originate from multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem …