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Not Just Fat: Imaging in Abdominal Fat Pathology

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2021
Fat in abdomen has diverse distribution and function. Insult to fat due to several causes can result in infarction or necrosis and present as acute abdomen clinically.
Aruna R. Patil, Shrivalli Nandikoor, Pramod Jagannath, Amit Bansal   +3 more
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Compartmental fat distribution in the abdomen of dogs relative to overall body fat composition

BMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Background Adipose tissue may have different metabolic and endocrine functions depending on the region of the body in which it is located. While visceral or intra-abdominal fat has been found to contribute to leptin concentrations, insulin resistance and
R. B. S. Turner, D. Tyrrell, G. Hepworth, F. R. Dunshea, C. S. Mansfield   +4 more
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Intra-abdominal focal fat infarction of the omentum: Diagnosis and percutaneous management [PDF]

BJR|case reports, 2015
We present a case of a 68-year-old female who presented with left iliac fossa pain and postprandial vomiting for 7 days. Initial CT scan revealed a large mass within the upper abdomen in close proximity to the pancreatic tail, with central fat density, marginal enhancement, a distended vessel coursing through the centre and hazy increased density of ...
Vishnusai Chauhan, James Stephenson, Vikas Shah   +2 more
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Estimation of CT-derived abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue depots from anthropometry in Europeans, South Asians and African Caribbeans [PDF]

, 2013
Background South Asians and African Caribbeans experience more cardiometabolic disease than Europeans. Risk factors include visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous abdominal (SAT) adipose tissue, which vary with ethnicity and are difficult to quantify using ...
Willis Joseph, Hughes, AD, Ian F. Godsland (212035), Peter Whincup (20840), Peter Whincup, Tillin, T, Therese Tillin, Joseph Willis, Sophie V. Eastwood (459934), Tillin Therese, Andrew Wright (459935), Nita Forouhi (459938), Nita Forouhi, Andrew Wright, Joseph Willis (459937), Eastwood Sophie V., Nishi Chaturvedi, Wright, A, Forouhi, N, Ian F Godsland, Nishi Chaturvedi (130777), Hughes Alun D., Eastwood, SV, Wright Andrew, Chaturvedi, N, Whincup, P, John Heasman (459936), Whincup Peter, Godsland, IF, Chaturvedi Nishi, Sophie V Eastwood, Alun D Hughes, Heasman John, Heasman, J, John Heasman, Forouhi Nita, Willis, J, Alun D. Hughes (395075), Therese Tillin (130770), Godsland Ian F.   +39 more
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Visceral adiposity syndrome and cardiometabolism [PDF]

Scripta Medica, 2021
The distribution of fat in the human body is related to hemodynamic and metabolic homeostasis. Brown fat is inversely related to body mass index and is associated with a lower probability of developing diabetes.
Lopes Heno F., Egan Brent M.
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Effect of diet with or without exercise on abdominal fat in postmenopausal women – a randomised trial

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background We assessed the effect of equivalent weight loss with or without exercise on (intra-) abdominal fat in postmenopausal women in the SHAPE-2 study.
Willemijn A. van Gemert, Petra H. Peeters, Anne M. May, Adriaan J. H. Doornbos, Sjoerd G. Elias, Job van der Palen, Wouter Veldhuis, Maaike Stapper, Jantine A. Schuit, Evelyn M. Monninkhof   +9 more
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ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel-Deficient Mice Show Hyperphagia but Are Resistant to Obesity [PDF]

Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2011
BackgroundThe hypothalamus, the center for body weight regulation, can sense changes in blood glucose level based on ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels in the hypothalamic neurons.
Yeul Bum Park, Yun Jung Choi, So Young Park, Jong Yeon Kim, Seong Ho Kim, Dae Kyu Song, Kyu Chang Won, Yong Woon Kim   +7 more
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Preperitoneal Fat Grafting Inhibits the Formation of Intra-abdominal Adhesions in Mice [PDF]

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2020
Adhesion formation contributes to postoperative complications in abdominal and gynaecological surgery. Thus far, the prevention and treatment strategies have focused on mechanical barriers in solid and liquid form, but these methods are not in routine use.
Mervi Laukka, Erika Hoppela, Jemiina Salo, Pia Rantakari, Tove J. Gronroos, Katri Orte, Kaisa Auvinen, Marko Salmi, Heidi Gerke, Kerstin Thol, Emilia Peuhu, Saila Kauhanen, Pirjo Merilahti, Pauliina Hartiala   +13 more
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Methylation of imprinted IGF2 regions is associated with total, visceral, and hepatic adiposity in postmenopausal women

Epigenetics, 2018
Excess body fat, especially intra-abdominal fat, is a leading risk factor for metabolic diseases. Differentially methylated regions (DMRs) of two imprinted genes, insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) and H19, have been associated with obesity due to their
Min-Ae Song, Thomas Ernst, Maarit Tiirikainen, Jörg Tost, Lynne R. Wilkens, Linda Chang, Laurence N. Kolonel, Loïc Le Marchand, Unhee Lim   +8 more
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Reproducibility of ultrasonography as an assessment tool for abdominal adipose tissue

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
The growing demand for practical, accessible, and clinically meaningful diagnostic strategies to assess visceral adiposity has spurred the exploration of alternative methods for evaluating body composition.
Nadja Fernandes da Silva, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Fabíola Lima de Albuquerque, Alcides da Silva Diniz   +3 more
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