RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Buckley, Rita
T1 Visceral Adipose Tissue and Cardiometabolic Risk
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 11
SP 10
OP 11
DO 10.1177/155989771211005
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/11/10.abstract
AB Abdominal obesity is a marker of dysfunctional adipose tissue [Després JP, Lemieux I. Nature 2006]. This article provides an overview of alterations in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue function in individuals with visceral obesity, with an emphasis on adipose tissue metabolism. He also discussed fat cell size, adipocyte hypertrophy and storage capacity; adipose tissue lipolysis; excess substrate and inflammation; mesenteric adipose tissue; and abdominal fat in severe obesity.