Enlargement of adipocytes is the main mechanism of weight gain in adults, but total fat is also influenced by adipocyte numbers—obese people, on average, have more adipocytes than nonobese people.

Acoustic stimulation affects cell development and gene activity, revealing potential applications in biotechnology and ...

The study reveals how ER-stressed adipocytes remotely regulate UPR activation in hepatocytes through the secretion of ceramide (Cer), a fat molecule that plays a major role in cell structure ...

A third important feature of adipocytes is their stability over time coupled with their low tumorigenic potential, based on the terminal differentiation-mediated resistance to tumor development 3.