Ectopic fat [electronic resource] : causes, consequences and treatment / Steven R. Smith.
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Contents: Definition of ectopic fat -- Consequences of ectopic fat -- Insulin resistance -- Beta cell failure -- Increased VLDC cholesterol production / atherogenic dyslipidemia -- Adipose tissue dysfunction -- Adipose tissue inflammation -- An inadequate number of fat cells compared to the energy "burden" -- Large fat cells -- insulin resistance -- Transgenic animal models -- Visceral fat is the "other" ectopic adipose tissue -- Adipose tissue is a complex organ -- there is still room for discovery at many levels -- Waist circumference -- Abdominal adipose tissue; nomenclature -- Subcutaneous adipose tissue: radiographic considerations -- The study of muscle mitochondria -- Pre-clinical models -- Modest weight loss reverses ectopic fat -- Exercise vs. weight loss -- Treatment - TZDs and ectopic lipid.
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