Cellularity of rat adipose tissue: effects of growth, starvation, and obesity

The size, number, and rate of formation of mature adipocytes were studied in the epididymal pads and retroperitoneal adipose depots of the Sprague-Dawley rat. Early growth of these depots was accompanied by progressive enlargement of adipose cells as well as by increases in number. Beyond the 15th w...

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Main Authors: Jules Hirsch, Paul W. Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1969-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520426513