Mechanisms of Perivascular Adipose Tissue Dysfunction in Obesity

Most blood vessels are surrounded by adipose tissue. Similarly to the adventitia, perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) was considered only as a passive structural support for the vasculature, and it was routinely removed for isolated blood vessel studies. In 1991, Soltis and Cassis demonstrated for th...

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Main Authors: Maria S. Fernández-Alfonso, Marta Gil-Ortega, Concha F. García-Prieto, Isabel Aranguez, Mariano Ruiz-Gayo, Beatriz Somoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/402053
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