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SUBMITTER: Mariman EC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2839497 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mariman Edwin C M EC Wang Ping P
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 20100127 8
The central role of the adipose tissue in lipid metabolism places specific demands on the cell structure of adipocytes. The protein composition and dynamics of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is of crucial importance for the functioning of those cells. Adipogenesis is a bi-phasic process in which the ECM develops from a fibrillar to a laminar structure as cells move from the commitment phase to the growth phase characterized by storage of vast amounts of triglycerides. Mature adipocytes appear to ...[more]