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. 2021 Apr 16;22(8):4137. doi: 10.3390/ijms22084137

Table 2.

The paradigm shifts in adipobiology.

From
Adipose tissue is involved in lipid and energy storage in relation to obesity
To
Adipose tissue is an endocrine, paracrine, steroidogenic and immune organIt is a source of and target for inflammatory mediatorsIt produces all components of the rennin-angiotensin systemIt is thus involved in numerous diseases beyond obesity