Investigating the role of local angiotensin system in the browning of white adipocytes

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) serves a critical role in regulating energy balance, rendering it a potential target for treating obesity and its comorbidities. Angiotensin peptides involved in the RAS are believed to have autocrine effects on adipose tissue, which produces all the components of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tan, Shi Wei
Other Authors: Than Aung
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64936