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What lipids are stored in adipose tissue
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Triglycerides-esters of fatty acids and glycerol
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Triglycerides are typically
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Esters of fatty acids and glycerol
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In what form are triglycerides brought to the cells
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form of chylomicron triglycerides
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How is fatty acids brought to the cells?
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In the form of chylomicron triglycerides. triglycerides synthesizes in the liver and brought to tissue in form of very low densely lipoprotein. (VLDL)
and by synthesis of free fatty acids and glycerol from glucose to form triglyceride in adipose cells
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What are chylomicron
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Particles found in intestinal epithelial cells. they are transported in blood and plasma in mesenteric lymph
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What are chylomicron made of
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Central core, triglycerides, cholesterol esters surrounded by stabilizing monolayer consisting of apoliproteins, cholesterol phospherous
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What 2 organelles participates in the process of lipid uptake and storage
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Mitochondria and smooth ER
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When does the accumulation of insulin occur?
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When adipose cells synthesize fatty acids from glucose
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What stimulates uptake of glucose into adipose cells and increases synthesis of lipoprotein lipase
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Insulin
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What factors have roles in metabolism of adipose tissue
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Growth hormones glucocorticoids, prolactin,corticotropin, insulinand thyroids
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What tissue also functions as a secretory organ?
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Adipose tissue
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Triglyceride lipase ia an enzyme known as what?
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Hormone sensitive lipase
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What are the functions of adipose tissue?
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Secretory organ
synthesize molecules carried by blood or remain attached to endothelium of capillaries areound adipose tissue
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What is the most extensively studied substance produced by adipose cells
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Leptin
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What is leptin?
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Protein made by 164 amino acids
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