BookMichael E. Symonds, editor.
Contents:
1. Adipocyte Precursors: Developmental Origins, Self-Renewal, and Plasticity / Christian Dani and Nathalie Billon
2. Adipocyte Differentiation / José María Moreno-Navarrete and José Manuel Fernández-Real
3. Brown Adipose Tissue / Martin Klingenspor and Tobias Fromme
4. White Adipose Tissue / Stephane Gesta and C. Ronald Kahn
5. Sex Differences in Body Fat Distribution / Alain Veilleux and André Tchernof
6. Macrophages and Inflammation / Elise Dalmas, Joan Tordjman, Michèle Guerre-Millo, and Karine Clément
7. Adipocyte Growth and Factors Influencing Adipocyte Life Cycle / Srujana Rayalam and Clifton A. Baile
8. The Evolution of Mammalian Adipose Tissue / Caroline M. Pond
9. Dietary Determinants of Fat Mass and Body Composition / María A. Zulet, María J. Moreno-Aliaga, and J. Alfredo Martínez
10. The Genetic Determinants of Common Obesity-Susceptibility / Ruth J.F. Loos
11. Early Origins of Obesity and Developmental Regulation of Adiposity / Shalini Ojha and Helen Budge.