Prohibitin: a prime candidate for a pleiotropic effector that mediates sex differences in obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysregulation
Abstract Adipocytes and macrophages, the two major constituents of adipose tissue, exhibit sex differences and work in synergy in adipose tissue physiology and pathophysiology, including obesity-linked insulin resistance and metabolic dysregulation. Sex steroid hormones play a major role in sex diff...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-019-0239-5 |