Visceral Adipose Tissue

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
VAT
Pronunciation
/ˈvɪsərəl ˈædəˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. CONCLUSIONS : In contrast to BMI or waist circumference, abdominal visceral adipose tissue volume is associated with an increased risk of erosive esophagitis in men and women.
  2. Macrophage levels in visceral adipose tissue of DIO mice was effectively decreased without affecting subcutaneous adipose tissue.
  3. Compared to subcutaneous adipose tissue, the visceral adipose tissue display much more powerful ability of adipocytokines secretion.
  4. The level of adiponectin mRNA in visceral adipose tissue seems to be an important parameter of insulin resistance.
  5. On d 28 three ad libitum treatments in experiment 1 and d 21 in experiment 2, all the pigs were sacrificed to obtain dorsal subcutaneous, abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue samples.

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