Differential effects of thiazolidinediones on adipocyte growth and recruitment in Zucker fatty rats.

<h4>Background</h4>Adipose tissue grows by two mechanisms: hyperplasia (cell number increase) and hypertrophy (cell size increase). Thiazolidinediones are insulin-sensitizing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists that are known to affect the morphology of adipose tiss...

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Main Authors: Jennifer MacKellar, Samuel W Cushman, Vipul Periwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20041138/?tool=EBI