"Adiposity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The amount of fat or lipid deposit at a site or an organ in the body, an indicator of body fat status.
| Descriptor ID |
D050154
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.062.500 G02.111.130.134.500 G03.180.134.500 G07.100.049.134.500
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adiposity" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison between handheld ultrasound and regional and whole-body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for body fat assessment. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 12; 46:386-393.
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Multidimensional sleep health is not cross-sectionally or longitudinally associated with adiposity in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Sleep Health. 2020 12; 6(6):790-796.
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Sleep, Health, and Metabolism in?Midlife Women and Menopause: Food for Thought. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Dec; 45(4):679-694.
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Disruption of beta3 adrenergic receptor increases susceptibility to DIO in mouse. J Endocrinol. 2016 12; 231(3):259-269.
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Identification and validation of multiple cell surface markers of clinical-grade adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells as novel release criteria for good manufacturing practice-compliant production. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2016 08 11; 7(1):107.
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Loss of Mpzl3 function causes various skin abnormalities and greatly reduced adipose depots. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Jul; 134(7):1817-1827.
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Employment status, depressive symptoms, and waist circumference change in midlife women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Ann Epidemiol. 2014 Mar; 24(3):187-92.
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Dexamethasone reduces energy expenditure and increases susceptibility to diet-induced obesity in mice. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Sep; 21(9):E415-20.
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How well does the body adiposity index capture adiposity change in midlife women?: The SWAN fat patterning study. Am J Hum Biol. 2012 Nov-Dec; 24(6):866-9.
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Leptin deficiency-induced obesity affects the density of mast cells in abdominal fat depots and lymph nodes in mice. Lipids Health Dis. 2012 Feb 07; 11:21.