title: The fat cell.
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.
authors.affiliation: Rockefeller University Laboratory of Human Behavior and Metabolism, New York, New York.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fried
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Edens
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Leibel
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008053:Lipid Mobilization; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology