Fatty acid metabolism in adipose tissue, muscle and liver in health and disease.
Fat is the largest energy reserve in mammals. Most tissues are involved in fatty acid metabolism, but three are quantitatively more important than others: adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and liver. Each of these tissues has a store of triacylglycerol that can be hydrolysed (mobilized) in a regulated...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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