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Obesity & Immune System
Thursday, February 18th, 2010The adipose tissue not only contains adipocytes, the cells responsible for fat storage but also has the presence of a variety of immune cells. Researchers have also found that Treg cells, increase with age in visceral adipose tissue of an individual with normal weight but not in the subcutaneous. “This finding is important because [...]
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