Effects of age and cell size on rat adipose tissue metabolism.

In order to analyze separately the effects of cell size and age on the metabolism of rat adipose tissue, fat cells of different sizes were obtained from the same animals. The rats were 4 or 15 wk old. The results show that age as well as cell size influences the metabolic rates. At a given cell size...

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Main Authors: G Holm, B Jacobsson, P Björntorp, U Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1975-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520344977