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fat-mobilizing hormones — lipolytic h s … Medical dictionary
3T3-L1 — is a cell line derived from 3T3 cells that is used in biological research on adipose tissue. 3T3 L1 cells have a fibroblast like morphology, but, under appropriate conditions, the cells differentiate into an adipocyte like phenotype.3T3 L1 cells… … Wikipedia
adipokinesis — ad·i·po·ki·ne·sis (ad″ĭ po kĭ neґsis) the mobilization of fat in the body, often with the liberation of free fatty acids into the blood plasma; see also lipolytic hormones, under hormone … Medical dictionary
Adipose tissue — For the Doctor Who creatures, see List of Doctor Who monsters and aliens#Adipose. Adipose tissue is one of the main types of connective tissue. In histology, adipose tissue or body fat or fat depot or just fat is loose connective tissue composed… … Wikipedia
Metabolism — Cell metabolism redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Metabolism. Structure of adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē , change or Greek: μεταβολισμός metabolismos,… … Wikipedia
fat — fatless, adj. fatlike, adj. /fat/, adj., fatter, fattest, n., v., fatted, fatting. adj. 1. having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person. 2. plump; well fed: a good, fat chicken. 3. consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily:… … Universalium
β-lipotropin — a 91 amino acid polypeptide prohormone that exerts a mild lipolytic action and promotes darkening of the skin by stimulation of melanocytes; it is the precursor molecule of endorphins and melanocyte stimulating hormones … Medical dictionary
