Sentences with phrase «role of the adipocyte»
Our research focuses on hypothalamic mechanisms necessary for regulating body weight and second the role of the adipocyte hormone leptin in promoting breast cancer.
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UCP - 1 is found in mitochondria of adipocytes and plays roles in converting energy into heat, that is, fat burning.
In this study adipocyte - autonomous roles for ARL15 were investigated using conditional knockdown of Arl15 in murine 3T3 - L1 (pre) adipocytes.
It is now well established that the adipocyte - derived hormone leptin, which is well known for its central role in body weight regulation in part via its control over thermogenesis, 52 — 55 also plays an important role in blood glucose homeostasis and in the protection of insulin - sensitive tissues against excessive ectopic lipid storage by regulating the partitioning of fatty acid away from storage towards oxidation.