
Adipose Tissue
Susanne Klaus(Author)
CRC Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2001
Book
Hardback
221 pages
978-1-58706-040-3 (ISBN)
Description
Today we know that white and brown adipocytes share many metabolic and molecular pathways, although their physiological function, i.e., energy storage and energy dissipation, respectively, are quite opposite for WAT (white adipose tissue) and BAT (brown adipose tissue). The authors in this book provide a comprehensive volume covering the whole range of topics of adipose biology from morphology to function, development to physiological and molecular regulation and heterogeneity. Their aim is specifically to tie together most recent findings on molecular mechanisms of adipocyte development and gene expression with the most important histological, physiological, and metabolic characteristics of the different adipose tissues.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Professional Reference
Illustrations
35 s/w Abbildungen
35 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58706-040-3 (9781587060403)
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Person
Klaus\, Susanne
Content
1. Overview: Biological Significance of Fat and Adipose Tissues 2. Morphology of the Adipose Organ 3. Development of White Adipose Tissue and Adipocyte Differentiation 4. Brown Adipose Tissue: Thermogenic Function and Its Physiological Regulation 5. Brown Adipocyte Differentiation and Function in Energy Metabolism 6. Central Nervous System Innervation of Brown Adipose Tissue 7. Central Nervous System Innervation of White Adipose Tissue 8. Heterogeneity of Adipose Tissue Metabolism 9. White Adipose Tissue as a Secretory and Endocrine Organ: Leptin and Other Secreted Proteins 10. Adipose Tissue Pathology in Human Obesity