Adipocyte size in morbidly obese women and its relation to type 2 diabetes

Kamarad V; Chylikova J; Dvorackova J; Cizkova K; Lacey H.

doi:10.2478/acm-2019-0006

Acta Medica Martiniana (Aug 2019)

Adipocyte size in morbidly obese women and its relation to type 2 diabetes

Kamarad V,
Chylikova J,
Dvorackova J,
Cizkova K,
Lacey H.

Affiliations

Kamarad V: Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Chylikova J: Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Dvorackova J: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Cizkova K: Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Lacey H.: Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2019-0006
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 2
pp. 45 – 50

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Aim of the study: The aim was to perform a morphometric analysis of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue of morbidly obese women and to determine the relationship between adipocyte size and the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Published in Acta Medica Martiniana

ISSN: 1335-8421 (Print); 1338-4139 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/ACM

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