Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi by Subject "fat mass"
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Cytokines in Metabolic Functions
(2008-02-28)During infections, circulating cytokines are largely produced by immune cells. In healthy obese individuals, large parts of these circulating cytokines are produced in adipose tissue, for instance by macrophages that have ... -
Interactions between nutrition, obesity and the immune system
(2009-11-22)There are several links between body fat and the immune system. For example, mice lacking activity of the pro-inflammatory interleukin-(IL)-1 and IL-6 develop obesity. Conversely, obesity is associated with adipose tissue ...