An accompanying commentary from Samuel Klein provides an overview concerning the various placement of fat deposition in the body, and details how FFAs are derived from each of these areas. This commentary describes, using the work from this study and previous studies, how each of these areas of fat deposition contribute to systemic arterial circulation and portal circulation FFA levels and how each therefore may have varying impact on an individual's health.
TITLE: Splanchnic lipolysis in human obesity
AUTHOR CONTACT:
Michael D. Jensen
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Phone: (507) 255-6768; Fax: (507) 255-4828; E-mail: jensen.michael@mayo.edu
View the PDF of this article at: http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/113/11/1582
ACCOMPANYING COMMENTARY: The case of visceral fat: argument for the defense
AUTHOR CONTACT:
Samuel Klein
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Phone: (314) 362-8699; Fax: (314) 362-8230; E-mail: sklein@im.wustl.edu
Journal of Clinical Investigation