Puberty is an important developmental period for the establishment of adipose tissue mass and metabolic homeostasis
Holtrup B, Church CD, Berry R, Colman L, Jeffery E, Bober J, Rodeheffer MS. Puberty is an important developmental period for the establishment of adipose tissue mass and metabolic homeostasis. Adipocyte 2017, 6: 224-233. PMID: 28792785, PMCID: PMC5638358, DOI: 10.1080/21623945.2017.1349042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesityMetabolic dysfunctionMetabolic homeostasisObesogenic stimuliExposure of miceHigh-fat dietAdipose tissue functionAdipose tissue massPostnatal day 18White adipose tissueType II diabetesCritical developmental periodAdipose massFat dietLeptin expressionAdipocyte sizeFat massDiabetic phenotypeObesityTissue massAdipose tissueBody weightDay 18II diabetesAdipose function