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Review
. 1989 Jan;73(1):83-96.
doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30693-9.

The fat cell

J Hirsch  1 , S K Fried, N K Edens, R L Leibel
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Review

The fat cell

J Hirsch et al. Med Clin North Am. 1989 Jan.

Abstract

Investigations of how fat cells develop, store, and release energy, and what role they play in energy metabolism are presented. The importance of adipose tissue in the pathogenesis of obesity is considered.

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