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...ng hormone, [[leptin]] was identified as a peptide hormone secreted from [[adipose tissue]] (fat cells}, and in 2000, another important hormone [[ghrelin]], was iden

...regulation, altered adipose tissue insulin sensitivity and impaired brown adipose tissue function. More detailed understanding of the mechanisms involved could enab ...s ME, Pope M, Budge H. (2012) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665112000584 Adipose tissue development during early life: novel insights into energy balance from smal

...actors associated with the [[metabolic syndrome]]. Central deposition of [[adipose tissue]] increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, including [ ...lean tissue mass as well as the oxidative demands of metabolically active adipose tissue, resulting in an increase in [[cardiac output]]. As a result, the [[left ve

...“Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death. Adipose tissue releases a large number of bioactive mediators that influence not only body ...of extragonadal oestrogen biosynthesis, in particular that which occurs in adipose tissue.")

...r biology, and suggests that there is an active feedback mechanism linking adipose tissue (stored energy) to intake and expenditure via a set point, presumably encod

Excess body weight results in excess leptin production from adipose tissue, and hence leptin can act to restore normal energy homeostasis, by suppress

...inhibits glycogen synthesis and promotes the release of [[fatty acids]] by adipose tissue.

...inhibits glycogen synthesis and promotes the release of [[fatty acids]] by adipose tissue.

...y expenditure ''Translational Research: J Lab Clin Med'' 154:52-60</ref> [[Adipose tissue]] is essential for energy use and heat production, but individuals with exc ...culties in interpreting results may arise when calculating body weight, as adipose tissue lost due to exercise may be overshadowed by an increase in lean muscle mass

...of one’s weight. Body weight can be determined by the lean muscle mass to adipose tissue ratio. Since it has been found that fat cells do not weigh much, it can be ...haracterized in NWO women, compared to non-obese women. White body fat, or adipose tissue, is functionally similar to dynamic endocrine organ; it secretes various ad

...on for increased brain size. Furthermore, large amounts of energy-storing adipose tissue may have been of particular evolutionary importance to human infants, who e

...inol Metab'' 90:359-65</ref> <ref>Holdstock C ''et al.''(2003) Ghrelin and adipose tissue regulatory peptides: effect of gastric bypass surgery in obese humans. ''J

...ts and [[free fatty acid]s from the [[triglyceride]] stores of [[adipocyte|adipose tissue]]; it quickens the pulse and raises [[arterial blood pressure]], but also a

...ulating concentrations of [[leptin]] (a hormone secreted from fat cells ([[adipose tissue]]) and [[ghrelin]] (a hormone secretd from the stomach when it is empty). D

...xysteroid type one which converts inactive cortisone to cortisol, the more adipose tissue you have the more conversion<ref name=Foss11/>, thus breaking this cycle ma ...ticoids.These offspring have overexpression of glucocorticoid receptors in adipose tissue and an impaired response to stress.<ref name=Seckl04/> Interestingly, in st

Holdstock, C. ''et al.'' (2003). "Ghrelin and Adipose Tissue Regulatory Peptides: Effect of Gastric Bypass Surgery in Obese Humans". ''T

...s a counterpart of the hormone [[leptin]]; leptin, a hormone produced by [[adipose tissue]], suppresses appetite (an anorexigen).

...ajor target tissues involved in glucose homeostasis&mdash;skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, and liver. Insulin resistance manifests as reduced insulin-induced uptake

* Energy storage (for instance, fats stored in adipose tissue)