adipous

Related to adipous: adipose

adipous

(ˈædɪpəs)
adj
a variant form of adipose
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Leptin, a circulating hormone secreted by adipous cells that controls the amount of food ingested and energy expenditure, plays a role key in the homeostasis of body weight (Keys et al., 1950).
Effects of protein and energy restricted diet during lactation leads to persistent Morphological changes on Tibia growth in the weaned pups/Efectos de las restricciones de proteinas y de energia durante la lactancia provocan cambios morfologicos persistentes en el crecimiento de la Tibia de crias destetadas
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