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Coming home at last: dermal white adipose tissue
Author(s) -
Schneider Marlon R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0625
pISSN - 0906-6705
DOI - 10.1111/exd.12438
Subject(s) - dermis , adipose tissue , white adipose tissue , reticular connective tissue , subcutaneous fat , reticular dermis , medicine , dermatology , subcutaneous tissue , pathology , biology , endocrinology
The upper part of subcutaneous white adipose tissue ( SWAT ) is closely associated with the reticular dermis, surrounds hair follicles and is of great importance for a range of skin functions. In this issue of E xperimental D ermatology, D riskell and colleagues propose a nomenclature in which the upper SWAT layer is renamed dermal WAT ( DWAT ), and its cells intradermal adipocytes. Some pros and cons are discussed below.