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Title: ADIPOCYTES MAY NOT BE A TERMINALLY DIFFERENTIATED CELL TYPE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Author
item DODSON, M - WASHINGTON STATE UNIV.
item FERNYHOUGH, M - WASHINGTON STATE UNIV
item VIERCK, J - WASHINGTON STATE UNIV
item Hausman, Gary

Submitted to: Animal Science
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/16/2005
Publication Date: 6/1/2006
Citation: Dodson, M.V., Fernyhough, M.E., Vierck, J.L., Hausman, G.J. 2006. Adipocytes may not be a terminally differentiated cell type: implications for animal production. Animal Science. 80(3):239-240.

Interpretive Summary: Factors related to the development and function of fat cells were reviewed. The loss of fat from fat cells as they become capable again of cell division or multiplication were also reviewed. Several studies indicate that the reversal of the fat cell formation process may be very important in the overall control of fat deposition in the carcass. Therefore, the reversal of the fat cell formation process represents a potential new target for regulating fat deposition in the growing animal.

Technical Abstract: Factors related to the development and function of fat cells were reviewed. The loss of fat from cells as they become capable again of cell division or multiplication were also reviewed.