Pattern specification and immune response transcriptional signatures of pericardial and subcutaneous adipose tissue.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Recent studies suggest that pericardial adipose tissue (PCAT) secretes inflammatory factors that contribute to the development of CVD. To better characterize the role of PCAT in the pathogenesis o...

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Main Authors: Frank H Lau, Rahul C Deo, Gregory Mowrer, Joshua Caplin, Tim Ahfeldt, Adam Kaplan, Leon Ptaszek, Jennifer D Walker, Bruce R Rosengard, Chad A Cowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3191160?pdf=render