Novel Insights Into Adipose Cell Functions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783642135163)

Obesity is a disease of society and economic transition spreading at an epidemic pace throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization, obesity is defined as an increased or abnormal accumulation of body fat mass to the extent that individual's health will be negatively affected. Overweight is thus being considered as top at risk condition in the world and it is mandatory to identify the physiopathological causes involved in adipose tissue enlargement and related metabolic and cardiovascular health disorders.This volume provides the most up to date insights into the biology of a complex endocrine organ: the adipose tissue.

Author: Karine Clément
ISBN-10: 3642135161
ISBN-13: 9783642135163
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2010
Pages: 147
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.50d