PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Buckley, Rita
ED  - Taskinen, Marja-Riitta
TI  - Mechanisms and Consequences of Ectopic Fat Accumulation
DP  - 2012 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 11--12
VI  - 12
IP  - 11
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/11/11.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/11/11.full
AB  - Ectopic fat is defined as storage of triglycerides in tissues other than adipose tissue, such as the liver, skeletal muscle, heart, and pancreas [Snel M et al. Int J Endocrinol 2012]. This article discusses ectopic fat accumulation and cardiometabolic risk.