1.2.1.8.2 Triglyceride lipolysis (FFA release): Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL)

Specialty Corner: The Adipocyte: Friend or Foe?

Multicellular organisms depend on two central mechanisms for their survival: the ability to store energy to prevent starvation and the ability to fight infection. Adipocytes in higher organisms are reminiscent of the integrated function seen in lower organisms such as the fat body of the Drosophila... more