Sensory innervation of white adipose tissue.
The presumption that sensory information does not arise from white adipose tissue was reevaluated using the neuroanatomical tracer, "true blue." Fluorescent cell bodies were observed in dorsal root ganglia of rats after tracer was implanted into inguinal or dorsal subcutaneous fat depots. Sensory information from adipose tissue may play an important role in the regulation of regional and total body fat mass.
Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
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D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000818:Animals; D001572:Benzofurans; D001835:Body Weight; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D008297:Male; D009420:Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012016:Reference Values; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*
D001572:Benzofurans; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; C038675:true blue