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Fat pad-specific compensatory mass increases after varying degrees of lipectomy in Siberian hamsters.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9435669     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Long day-housed Siberian hamsters show compensatory mass increases in inguinal (I) white adipose tissue (WAT) after epididymal WAT pad (EWAT) removal (x) but do not increase EWAT mass after IWATx. This study tested whether EWAT is specifically unresponsive to IWATx or whether EWAT lacks responsiveness to body fat deficits in general. We also tested whether the compensatory mass increases that occur after side-specific body fat removal are unilateral or bilateral. Therefore EWAT and/or IWAT was removed unilaterally or bilaterally. The compensatory changes in WAT mass by the intact fat pads were measured 12 wk later. EWAT did not compensate for removal of its contralateral mate. Retroperitoneal WAT and IWAT showed greater compensatory mass increases ipsilateral to the side of fat pad removal when EWAT or IWAT pads were removed unilaterally but not after removal of larger amounts of body fat. These results suggest the following: 1) in general, the greater the lipectomy-induced lipid deficit, the greater is the relative fat pad mass compensation; 2) the restoration of body fat content after lipectomy may involve mechanisms that can detect the side of the lipid deficit and enhance fat deposition on this side; and 3) EWAT does not show compensatory mass increases after lipectomy.
Authors:
M M Mauer; T J Bartness
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  273     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1997 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-02-09     Completed Date:  1998-02-09     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R2117-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology and Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30303, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipose Tissue / anatomy & histology*,  physiology*
Animals
Cricetinae
Epididymis
Homeostasis
Lipectomy*
Male
Phodopus
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK-35254/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; MH-00841/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH-10803/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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