title: [Metabolic and secretory activities of adipocytes].
abstract: White fatty tissue represents 10 to 25% of the total body weight in a normal person. It is the principal site of storage and release of lipids: the stockpile of organism's energy. Adipocytes play an essential role in the lipid metabolism and participate in endocrine and in autoparacrine regulations. Numerous molecules synthesized and released by adipocytes have been described but their precise roles have to be studied in vivo before their potential application in treatment of obesity or type II diabetes can be proposed.
authors.affiliation: Unité Inserm 317, institut Louis-Bugnard, université Paul-Sabatier, CHU Rangueil, Bâtiment L3, 31403 Toulouse, France. Max.Lafontan@toulouse.inserm.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lafontan
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins; D014280:Triglycerides