Overview
- Provides a comprehensive review of fundamental adipose tissue anatomy and physiology
- Introduces a novel and dynamic model for adipose tissue study
- Examines vasoactive and inflammatory molecules produced by adipose tissue
- Describes the role of macrophages in obesity and metabolism
- Discusses the interaction between adipocytes and hematopoietic cells in bone marrow
- Analyzes the metabolic disturbances associated with disorders of adipose tissue development and distribution
Part of the book series: Nutrition and Health (NH)
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Adipose Tissue: Structure and Function
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Adipokines as Regulators of Immunity and Inflammation
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Interactions Between Adipocytes and Immune Cells
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Weight Gain and Weight Loss
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"This is one of next valuable monographs of well known Nutrition & Health Series. It contains a great majority of up to date information about such rapidly growing field as endocrinology of adipose tissue and its relation to obesity. … obesitologists, diabetologists, endocrinologists and several other experts of special related fields will consider this monograph as one of valuable acquisition of their library." (Endocrine Regulations, 2008)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease
Editors: Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone
Series Title: Nutrition and Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-370-7
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-741-9Published: 17 October 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-370-7Published: 06 November 2007
Series ISSN: 2628-197X
Series E-ISSN: 2628-1961
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 400
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations
Topics: Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Human Physiology