Lipid metabolism, adipocyte depot physiology and utilization of meat animals as experimental models for metabolic research

Meat animals are unique as experimental models for both lipid metabolism and adipocyte studies because of their direct economic value for animal production. This paper discusses the principles that regulate adipogenesis in major meat animals (beef cattle, dairy cattle, and pigs), the definition of a...

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Published inInternational journal of biological sciences Vol. 6; no. 7; pp. 691 - 699
Main Authors Dodson, Michael V, Hausman, Gary J, Guan, Leluo, Du, Min, Rasmussen, Theodore P, Poulos, Sylvia P, Mir, Priya, Bergen, Werner G, Fernyhough, Melinda E, McFarland, Douglas C, Rhoads, Robert P, Soret, Beatrice, Reecy, James M, Velleman, Sandra G, Jiang, Zhihua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia Ivyspring International Publisher 01.01.2010
Subjects
Adipocytes - metabolism
Adipogenesis - genetics
Adipogenesis - physiology
Animals
Cattle
Lipid Metabolism - genetics
Lipid Metabolism - physiology
Models, Animal
Review
Swine
Meat animals
adipogenesis
adipocytes
adipose depots
lipid metabolism
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Summary:Meat animals are unique as experimental models for both lipid metabolism and adipocyte studies because of their direct economic value for animal production. This paper discusses the principles that regulate adipogenesis in major meat animals (beef cattle, dairy cattle, and pigs), the definition of adipose depot-specific regulation of lipid metabolism or adipogenesis, and introduces the potential value of these animals as models for metabolic research including mammary biology and the ontogeny of fatty livers.
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Conflict of Interests: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists.
ISSN:1449-2288
1449-2288
DOI:10.7150/ijbs.6.691