The adipose organ comprises two main fat depots termed white and brown adipose tissues.
Adipogenesis is a process leading to newly differentiated adipocytes starting from precursor …

Adipose tissue is an important site for lipid storage, energy homeostasis, and whole-body
insulin sensitivity. It is important to understand the mechanisms involved in adipose tissue …

Recent advances regarding the biology of adipose tissue have demonstrated that white
adipose tissue (WAT) plays a central role in the regulation of energy balance and acts as a …

The current epidemic of obesity and overweight has caused a surge of interest in the study
of adipose tissue formation. Much progress has been made in defining the transcriptional …

Adipose tissue mass can expand throughout adult life. Therefore, proliferative adipocyte
precursor cells must stand at the ready to respond to increased demand for energy storage …

Adipose tissue is formed at stereotypic times and locations in a diverse array of organisms.
Once formed, the tissue is dynamic, responding to homeostatic and external cues and …

Globally 30% of adults are overweight or obese. The white adipocyte is a major component
of adipose tissue, and as the obesity epidemic increases it is critically important to …

The ability to maintain and expand the pool of adipocytes in adults is integral to the
regulation of energy balance, tissue/stem cell homeostasis, and disease pathogenesis. For …

Adipocyte differentiation and function have become areas of intense focus in the field of
energy metabolism; however, understanding the role of specific genes in the establishment …

Adipose tissue is a central metabolic organ. Unlike other organs, adipose tissue is
compartmentalized into individual depots and distributed throughout the body. These …