Endocrine reviews lipids
Endocrine Function of Adipose Tissue
Adipose tissue is more than a simple inert tissue that acts as a fat storage. Adipose tissue is capable of accommodating increased lipids through hypertrophy of adipocytes and…
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Endocrine reviews lipids
Adipose Tissue Physiology
Adipose tissue: Anatomy & function Adipose organ has been classified into brown adipose tissue (BAT) and white adipose tissue (WAT). Brown adipose tissue regulates body temperature by generating…
Endocrine reviews lipids
What is LDL Cholesterol : A Comprehensive Overview
In recent years, cardiovascular disease has become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. One of the key risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease is high levels…
Endocrine reviews lipids
Congenital Leptin Deficiency Mechanism
Most patients with congenital leptin deficiency tend to be conceived in primarily consanguineous relationships(1). The underlying cause is a genetic mutation in the leptin receptor (LEPR) gene, which…
Endocrine reviews lipids
What is Hormone Sensitive Lipase
A comparison of the roles of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in adipose tissue metabolism. Role of HSL and LPL in fat metabolism Fig. 1. Schematic…
Endocrine reviews lipids
Types of hyperlipidemia
A detailed review of a classification system for the various pathophysiologic defects in hyperlipidemia. Fredrickson’s classification is, however, an oversimplification of the multiple causes of hyperlipidemia. Type I…
Endocrine reviews lipids
Cholesterol Synthesis Pathway
They are a complex composition of cholesterol esters and triacylglycerols in a dense lipid core, with a circumferential rim of free cholesterol, apolipoproteins, and phospholipids. This intricate configuration…