Necdin controls proliferation of white adipocyte progenitor cells.

White adipose tissues are composed mainly of white fat cells (adipocytes), which play a key role in energy storage and metabolism. White adipocytes are terminally differentiated postmitotic cells and arise from their progenitor cells (preadipocytes) or mesenchymal stem cells residing in white adipos...

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Main Authors: Kazushiro Fujiwara, Koichi Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Ohkumo, Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Yu-Hua Tseng, Kazuaki Yoshikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3264651?pdf=render