In conclusion, TH promotes lipolysis in adipocytes by several mechanisms and it may increase ketogenesis in the liver as well. Thus hyperthyroidism may promote ketoacidosis in the face of normal ...

Learn about our Editorial Policies. To uncover how the parasite induces fat loss, the researchers used wildtype and knockout mice that lacked adipocyte triglyceride lipase (ATGL), a key enzyme in ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008;4(11):627-634. Adipocytes are morphologically unique, since lipid droplets occupy a large part of the intracellular region and the nucleus and cytosome are ...

When the body needs energy, the triglycerides stored in the adipocytes (fat cells) are broken down into free fatty acids and glycerol through a process called lipolysis. Beta-oxidation ...