Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Alterations: Regional Differences in Fat Cell Size and Number Matter, But Differently: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: White adipose tissue can expand by increasing the size and/or number of fat cells. Although increased sc and visceral fat cell size associates with an adverse metabolic profile, the relationship with fat cell number in either depot is unknown. We hypothesized that adipocyte number and siz...

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