Sarah E. Ackerman, Olivia A. Blackburn, François Marchildon, Paul Cohen
Adipocytes have adapted to store energy in the form of lipid and also secrete
circulating factors called adipokines that signal to other tissues to coordinate
energy homeostasis. These functions are disrupted in the setting of obesity,
promoting the development of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease,
and cancer. Obesity is linked to an increased risk of many types of cancer and
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