Study of adipokine secretion and their functions.
Due to the recent discoveries of a growing number of cytokines secreted by adipocytes termed as Adipokines, the simple paradigm of adipocytes as merely the depot of excess energy (fat) has quickly evolved into a new notion of these cells as multi-functional endocrine cells involving in an extraordin...
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| author | Than, Aung. |
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| description | Due to the recent discoveries of a growing number of cytokines secreted by adipocytes termed as Adipokines, the simple paradigm of adipocytes as merely the depot of excess energy (fat) has quickly evolved into a new notion of these cells as multi-functional endocrine cells involving in an extraordinarily broad range of physiological functions including energy metabolism. Given the essential involvements of adipokines in complex metabolic network, these secretory hormones play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and diabetes mellitus. Nevertheless, the regulatory mechanism of adipokine secretion and their functions remain obscure. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/536832023-03-03T16:03:22Z Study of adipokine secretion and their functions. Than, Aung. Chen Peng School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering Due to the recent discoveries of a growing number of cytokines secreted by adipocytes termed as Adipokines, the simple paradigm of adipocytes as merely the depot of excess energy (fat) has quickly evolved into a new notion of these cells as multi-functional endocrine cells involving in an extraordinarily broad range of physiological functions including energy metabolism. Given the essential involvements of adipokines in complex metabolic network, these secretory hormones play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and diabetes mellitus. Nevertheless, the regulatory mechanism of adipokine secretion and their functions remain obscure. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (SCBE) 2013-06-06T09:04:45Z 2013-06-06T09:04:45Z 2012 2012 Thesis Than, A. (2012). Study of adipokine secretion and their functions. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/53683 10.32657/10356/53683 en 225 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering Than, Aung. Study of adipokine secretion and their functions. |
| title | Study of adipokine secretion and their functions. |
| title_full | Study of adipokine secretion and their functions. |
| title_fullStr | Study of adipokine secretion and their functions. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of adipokine secretion and their functions. |
| title_short | Study of adipokine secretion and their functions. |
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