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Comment
. 2014 Sep;23(9):634-5.
doi: 10.1111/exd.12438.

Coming home at last: dermal white adipose tissue

Marlon R Schneider  1
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Coming home at last: dermal white adipose tissue

Marlon R Schneider. Exp Dermatol. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

The upper part of subcutaneous white adipose tissue (SWAT) is closely associated with the reticular dermis, surrounds hair follicles and is of great importance for a range of skin functions. In this issue of Experimental Dermatology, Driskell and colleagues propose a nomenclature in which the upper SWAT layer is renamed dermal WAT (DWAT), and its cells intradermal adipocytes. Some pros and cons are discussed below.

Keywords: adipocytes; adipose tissue; dermis; skin.

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  • Defining dermal adipose tissue.
    Driskell RR, Jahoda CA, Chuong CM, Watt FM, Horsley V. Driskell RR, et al. Exp Dermatol. 2014 Sep;23(9):629-31. doi: 10.1111/exd.12450. Exp Dermatol. 2014. PMID: 24841073 Free PMC article. Review.

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