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The topography of white adipose tissue. Schematic illustration of a large adipose depot (visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue) and small adipose depots (organ-associated adipose tissue). Dual action of adipokines, via endocrine pathway (long arrows) and via paracrine pathways (short arrows), on adipose tissue-associated organs is depicted. From: [8] (reproduced with permission).
