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. 2020 Oct;16(10):543-544.
doi: 10.1038/s41574-020-0400-6.

Bone marrow adipose tissue function - is space a constraint?

Wei Shen  1   2   3 , Steven B Heymsfield  4
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Bone marrow adipose tissue function - is space a constraint?

Wei Shen et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020 Oct.
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  • Bone marrow adipose tissue is a unique adipose subtype with distinct roles in glucose homeostasis.
    Suchacki KJ, Tavares AAS, Mattiucci D, Scheller EL, Papanastasiou G, Gray C, Sinton MC, Ramage LE, McDougald WA, Lovdel A, Sulston RJ, Thomas BJ, Nicholson BM, Drake AJ, Alcaide-Corral CJ, Said D, Poloni A, Cinti S, Macpherson GJ, Dweck MR, Andrews JPM, Williams MC, Wallace RJ, van Beek EJR, MacDougald OA, Morton NM, Stimson RH, Cawthorn WP. Suchacki KJ, et al. Nat Commun. 2020 Jun 18;11(1):3097. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16878-2. Nat Commun. 2020. PMID: 32555194 Free PMC article.

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