During our study of the reversal of seasonal obesity in Siberian hamsters, we found an
interaction between receptors for the pineal hormone melatonin and the sympathetic …

We review the extensive physiological and neuroanatomical evidence for the innervation of
white adipose tissue (WAT) by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) as well as what is …

The preponderance of basic obesity research focuses on its development as affected by diet
and other environmental factors, genetics and their interactions. By contrast, we have been …

While investigating the reversible seasonal obesity of Siberian hamsters, direct sympathetic
nervous system (SNS) postganglionic innervation of white adipose tissue (WAT) has been …

Innervation by autonomic nerves modulates glucose and fat metabolism in adipose tissue. It
is very tempting to speculate on the effects of shifts in the balance between sympathetic and …

ADIPOSE TISSUE DOES NOT SEEM to be innervated in any significant manner by the
vagus nerve after all. As reported by Giordano et al.(9) in this issue, retrograde tracing with …

White adipose tissue (WAT) is innervated by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and its
activation is necessary for lipolysis. WAT parasympathetic innervation is not supported. Fully …

Many animals show seasonal changes in adiposity that are triggered by changes in the
photoperiod. For example, in short “winterlike” days, the nocturnal duration of pineal …

Adipose tissue comprises adipocytes and many other cell types that engage in dynamic
crosstalk in a highly innervated and vascularized tissue matrix. Although adipose tissue has …

Brown and white adipose tissues are essential for maintenance of proper energy balance
and metabolic health. In order to function efficiently, these tissues require both endocrine …