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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Format: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
Language: | English |
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2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64936 |