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The adipose organ at a glance

The main parenchymal cells of the adipose organ are adipocytes. White adipocytes store energy, whereas brown adipocytes dissipate energy for thermogenesis. These two cell types with opposing functions can both originate from endothelial cells, and co-exist in the multiple fat depots of the adipose o...

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Autor principal: Cinti, Saverio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Limited 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22915020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.009662