Overview
Comprehensive review of adipose tissue biology including development, metabolic and endocrine function, physiology, evolution and genetics
Extensive review of both white, brown and beige adipose tissue including animal and humans, together with the impact of sex
New insights into genetic approaches into obesity as well as inter-generational impact together with nutritional intervention and brown adipose tissue as a target organ
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The past decade has seen an exponential increase in our knowledge and understanding of adipose tissue biology. This has coincided with the continued rise in obesity across all generations. Clearly despite substantial advances in research into adipose tissue this still has had limited impact on the on-going obesity epidemic across a majority of countries in the world. This book brings together many leading experts in the field to provide an up to date and comprehensive review of the key aspects of adipose tissue. It therefore includes chapters on evolution, development and inflammation together with a detailed review of brown and beige adipose tissue biology and their potential significance in preventing or combating obesity. These chapters are complemented by those on genetics and gender influences, together with nutrition through the life cycle. Ultimately the book provides an overview of the complexities of adipose tissue biology and the continuing challenge to combat obesity in the 21st century.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Michael Symonds is Deputy Head of The School of Medicine. He has previously worked as Head of Academic Child Health. His research interest is primarily in adipose tissue biology. He has published ~250 papers and 100 reviews. He serves as Speciality Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers in Genetics - Epigenomics and Epigenetics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adipose Tissue Biology
Editors: Michael E. Symonds
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52031-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52029-2Published: 10 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84801-3Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52031-5Published: 03 April 2017
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: VI, 460
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Physiology, Neurosciences