The crosstalks between adipocytes and other endocrine cells.

• Main Author: Ong, Jun Wei.
• Other Authors: Chen Peng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39026
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Adipocytes were traditionally thought as a passive depot of energy (fat). It has recently been recognized that adipocytes are pivotal endocrine cells secreting a spectrum of important hormones called adipokines, including leptin, resistin and neuropeptide-Y (NPY). Adipokines are relevant to various...