Vesicular storage, vesicle trafficking, and secretion of adiponectin, an insulin sensitizing adipokine.
Adipose tissue, which was formerly regarded as a passive depot of excess energy as fat, has been increasingly and recently recognized as the largest and highly active endocrine organ. It plays an important role in regulating metabolism and homeostasis through the secretion of a range of adipokines,...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39788 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |