Depot-specific regulation of adipose stem cell functions by local renin-angiotensin system

Obesity has became a worldwide health hazard, ranking the fifth for global deaths. Studies have shown that lipid accumulation in the visceral adipose tissue (VAT), but not subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), leads to obesity-related diseases which could be linked by the adipose renin-angiotensin syst...

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Main Author: Chow, Carmen Chong Ti
Other Authors: Shigeki Sugii
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60258
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English