Reassessing Human Adipose Tissue
Aaron M. Cypess
Abstract
Adipose tissue can more than double in mass and then return to baseline. This review discusses the functional roles of human white and brown adipose tissue and its excess in obesity, as well as its far-reaching, complementary physiological roles in the endocrine system.
Topics & Concepts
Adipose tissueWhite adipose tissueEndocrine systemEndocrinologyInternal medicineMedicineBiologyAdipose tissue macrophagesHuman obesityBrown adipose tissueLeptinAdipokinePathologyObesityAdipose Tissue and MetabolismAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity