title: Introduction: fat metabolism and adipose homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Loftus
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D015926:Complement C3a / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005223:Fats / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D005223:Fats; D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C044541:complement C3a, des-Arg-(77)-; D015926:Complement C3a