Regional variation in adipose tissue lipolysis in lean and obese men.

Biopsies of adipose tissue were obtained from two subcutaneous regions (abdominal and femoral) in a sample of 54 men (32 obese and 22 lean subjects). Clonidine-induced antilipolysis in femoral adipose cells was similar in both groups, whereas subcutaneous abdominal adipocytes of obese individuals sh...

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Main Authors: P Mauriège, JP Després, D Prud'homme, MC Pouliot, M Marcotte, A Tremblay, C Bouchard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1991-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520416487