Mouse stem cell study offers new insights into body fat distribution
Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 18:07
in Biology & Nature
New research being presented today at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Nottingham shows that adding fat to mouse stem cells grown in the lab affects their response to the signals that push them to develop into one or other of the main types of fat storage cells - subcutaneous (under the skin) or visceral (around the organs).