Gluteofemoral adipose tissue plays a major role in production of the lipokine palmitoleate in humans.
The expansion of lower-body adipose tissue (AT) is paradoxically associated with reduced cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk. We examined whether the beneficial metabolic properties of lower-body AT are related to the production and release of the insulin-sensitizing lipokine palmitoleate (16:1...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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