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Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease
. Ed(S): Fantuzzi, Giamila; Braunschweig, Carol A.
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Description for Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease
Hardback. Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease Editor(s): Fantuzzi, Giamila; Braunschweig, Carol A. Series: Nutrition and Health. Num Pages: 372 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MFGM; MJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1009.
The field of adipose tissue biology has been expanding at a very rapid pace in the last few years. Numerous advances have been made since publication of the first edition of this book, in terms of basic adipocyte biology, understanding of the determinants of obesity, distribution of body fat and weight loss, as well as the mechanisms linking excess adiposity to various co-morbidities. Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, Second Edition contains updated chapters from the previous volume but as the field has evolved, some areas covered in the first edition have been refocused to address the new ... Read more
The field of adipose tissue biology has been expanding at a very rapid pace in the last few years. Numerous advances have been made since publication of the first edition of this book, in terms of basic adipocyte biology, understanding of the determinants of obesity, distribution of body fat and weight loss, as well as the mechanisms linking excess adiposity to various co-morbidities. Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, Second Edition contains updated chapters from the previous volume but as the field has evolved, some areas covered in the first edition have been refocused to address the new ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Series
Nutrition and Health
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781627037693
SKU
V9781627037693
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Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Fantuzzi, Giamila; Braunschweig, Carol A.
Dr. Giamila Fantuzzi is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago. From 2000 to 2004 she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Fantuzzi is a graduate of the University of Milano, Italy, where she obtained a PhD ... Read more
Reviews for Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease
“The book describes the most recent literature on adipocyte biology and adipokines. … The purpose is to describe the current knowledge about the adipocyte, in both normal and disease states. … The audience includes clinicians who treat patients with any obesity-associated conditions and researchers in adipocyte biology.” (Colleen Majewski, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015)