Bloodless revolution

Pond, Caroline (2010). Bloodless revolution. Physiology News, 78 pp. 21–23.

URL: http://jp.physoc.org/content/suppl/2010/11/05/jphy...

Abstract

Subtle paracrine interactions between minor depots and contiguous tissues are restoring the reputation of adipose tissue, best known for its bulk and disease-causing properties. Micromanagement of fatty acids supports fast, efficient immune responses that avoid competition with other lipid-utilizing tissues. Such roles explain aspects of the gross anatomy of mammalian adipose tissue, long thought to be inexplicable.

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