Differences in the Expression of the Adenosine A1 Receptor in Adipose Tissue of Obese Black and White Women
Author(s) -
Hisham A. Barakat,
Julianne M. Davis,
David B. Lang,
S. Jamal Mustafa,
Mona M. McConnaughey
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-2109
Subject(s) - lipolysis , context (archaeology) , adipose tissue , white adipose tissue , endocrinology , medicine , white (mutation) , adenosine , weight loss , black women , obesity , biology , gender studies , gene , biochemistry , sociology , paleontology
African-American women (AAW) lose less weight and at a slower rate than Caucasian women (CAW) under the same weight-loss regimens. A potential cause of this finding is inhibition of lipolysis.
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