title: [The adipocyte, prodigious cell].
abstract: In this work, I stand out the rich endocrine role of adipocytes, that together with its function of lipidic deposit and regulating of metabolism, this confers them a central place in physiology and pathology.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Domínguez Carmona
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D052242:Adiponectin / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D007378:Interleukins / Q000502:physiology; D020738:Leptin / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008820:Mice, Obese; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000209:etiology; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D007378:Interleukins; D020738:Leptin; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha