Recent studies have shown that adipose tissue is an active endocrine
Recent studies have shown that adipose tissue is an active endocrine and paracrine organ secreting several mediators called adipokines. Multiple physiological P529 roles have been assigned to adipokines including the regulation of vascular tone. For example the unidentified adipocyte-derived relaxing factor (ADRF) released from adipose tissue has been shown to relax arteries. Besides ADRF other … [Read more…]