A complete reproductive cycle of ovulation, conception, pregnancy, and lactation is one of
the most energetically expensive activities that a female mammal can undertake. A …

Sex steroid hormones are involved in the metabolism, accumulation and distribution of
adipose tissues. It is now known that oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and …

A possible role for increased androgenic/estro-genic activity in the pathogenesis of upper
body fat localization and its accompanying cellular and metabolic characteristics was …

Our studies support the view that body fat distribution and the accompanying metabolic
abnormalities could be exacerabated by variability in the androgenic/estrogenic balance …

Adipose precursor cells from male rats were exposed in primary culture to testosterone (T) or
dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and their effects on the regulation of lipolysis were studied. T, but …

Triacylglycerols account for up to 90%(60-100 g) of the dietary fat consumed by an average
adult on a “western” diet [l]. Lipids are transported in the bloodstream as~~ lorni~(formed in …

According to this theory/review, the cross-culturally common finding of more women than
men among the obese is at least in part a consequence of sex differences in evolutionary …

Plasma estradiol has been suggested to suppress adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL)
activity in women. The present study explores the regulation of LPL by sex steroids in …

A series of experiments examined the effects of two progestins, progesterone and R 5020,
and two nonsteroidal antiestrogens, nafoxidine and MER-25, on body weight and …

In obese women (n= 16) at their weight, fasting adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL)
activity, obtained by elution with serum and heparin at 4 degrees and 37 degrees C, was …