Femoral adipose tissue may accumulate the fat that has been recycled as VLDL and nonesterified fatty acids.
OBJECTIVE: Gluteo-femoral, in contrast to abdominal, fat accumulation appears protective against diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that this reflects differences in the ability of the two depots to sequester fatty acids, with gluteo-femoral fat acting as...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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