The Relationship of Omental and Subcutaneous Adipocyte Size to Metabolic Disease in Severe Obesity

O’Connell, Jean; Lynch, Lydia; Cawood, Tom; Kwaśnik, Anna; Nolan, Niamh; Geoghegan, Justin; Aiden McCormick, P.; O’Farrelly, Cliona; O’Shea, Donal

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009997

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The Relationship of Omental and Subcutaneous Adipocyte Size to Metabolic Disease in Severe Obesity

Published in PLoS ONE • Apr 1, 2010

Authors:

Jean O’Connell

Lydia Lynch

Tom Cawood

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Several studies have reported the existence of a subgroup of obese individuals with normal metabolic profiles. It remains unclear what factors are responsible for this phenomenon. We proposed that adipocyte size might be a key factor in the protection of metabolically healthy obese (MHO) ...

Subject

Adipocyte

Internal medicine

Steatosis

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