Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue accumulation is positively correlated with hepatic steatosis in Sprague-Dawley rats

• Published in: Acta Medica Nagasakiensia Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 47 - 56
• Main Authors: Omagari, Katsuhisa, Yoshikawa, Chisato, Inoue, Shin-ichi, Tanaka, Yuna, Murayama, Toshie, Ichimura, Mayuko, Miyata, Ayako, Mori, Sawako, Kamogawa, Mai, Hirao, Eri, Kato, Shigeko, Suruga, Kazuhito, Tsuneyama, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nagasaki University School of Medicine 01.12.2014
• Subjects: computed tomography; hepatic steatosis; Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats; subcutaneous adipose tissue; visceral adipose tissue

The precise roles of visceral (VAT) or subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) on hepatic fat accumulation have not been fullyelucidated. In this report, we examined the correlation between VAT or SAT volume and severity of hepatic fat accumulation. Inthe present study, Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were fed a...